The Icelandic Canadian - 01.11.2007, Qupperneq 45

Vol. 61 #2
THE ICELANDIC CANADIAN
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perhaps, without understanding whey they
have been tinted as they have. We can't
change the past but revelation of secrets may
help us to see it differently and understand it
more completely. This book teaches impor-
tant lessons about how to come to grips with
forgiveness, sadness, regret, duplicities,
which we all must face at one time or anoth-
er.
Michael Solomon's elegant book design
adds to impression of depths of meaning in a
watery place, ever constant and ever-chang-
ing.
Martha Brooks lives in Winnipeg with
her husband, Brian. She is an acclaimed play-
wright, novelist and short fiction writer who
has won many awards, including the
Governor General's Literary Award for her
novel, True Confessions Of A Heartless Girl.
She is also well appreciated as a jazz singer
and recipient of the 2002 Prairie Music
Award for Best Jazz Album of the Year.

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