Book Description
Before winning recognition as an artist and writer, Emily Carr served as landlady to an apartment building where she bred English sheep dogs to supplement a meager income. A collection of stories about those hard-working days, The House of All Sorts features vividly portrayed tenants who frequently surprise Carr with their foibles, as well as the beloved canines who provide her with companionship. Carr is at her most acerbic and rueful, but also filled with vitality and an inextinguishable hope.
House of All Sorts FROM THE PUBLISHER
Before winning recognition as an artist and writer, Emily Carr served as landlady to an apartment building where she bred English sheep dogs to supplement a meager income. A collection of stories about those hard-working days, The House of All Sorts features vividly portrayed tenants who frequently surprise Carr with their foibles, as well as the beloved canines who provide her with companionship. Carr is at her most acerbic and rueful, but also filled with vitality and an inextinguishable hope.
SYNOPSIS
With an introduction by Susan Musgrave (history, Kettering U., Flint, Michigan) to the artist's life, this new edition of Emily Carr's stories about her dogs and life in the boarding house she ran on Vancouver Island will appeal to her fans and anyone interested in western Canadian life and culture in the early 20th century. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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