Janice Lynn Mather: A new and brilliant voice in Canadian literature
Linked Stories From Nassau. People Just Don’t Understand By Stephen Weir Wow – the young-uns knew a long time ago what an incredible story-teller Bahamian Canadian author Janice Lynn Mather is. Later this month it will be the adults turn to discover this Governor General's Literary Award-winning novelists with the release of her new book Uncertain Kin. The Vancouver based writer first made a name for herself here in Canada with her first two books, Learning to Breathe and Facing the Sun. Not only did the Young Adult titles make a splash with junior high schoolers they won awards and were nominated for some biggies too. Now she is about to return to the bookstore shelves with her first adult work of fiction. Uncertain Kin is a collection of linked stories about the lives of women and girls living in The Bahamas and Canada. Eighteen strange haunting stories introduce us to women and girls searching for identity and belonging during moments of profou...