About the Author

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Joan MacLeodMultiple Betty Mitchell, Chalmer's, Dora and Governor General's Award-winning author Joan MacLeod grew up in North Vancouver. Now an internationally celebrated star of the world of the theater, MacLeod developed her finely honed playwriting skills during seven seasons as playwright-in-residence at the Tarragon Theatre in Toronto, and turned her hand to opera with her libretto for The Secret Garden, which won a Dora Award. In 1991, her play Amigo's Blue Guitar won the Governor General's Drama Award.

Praise For…

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"[2000] is a remarkable achievement."
CBRA (Canadian Book Review Annual)

"Full of good insights, good lines."
University of Toronto Quarterly