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side. There is, however, no table of con-
tents to clarify this. I missed a table of con-
tents. For me, it provides a framework for
a book. And a way into it. At the back of
the book is a list of authors, each with a
short biographical sketch, but with no page
reference to their contribution.
The cover art is done by Katrin Koven
of Toronto, who also has an Icelandic
background.
Contributors with an Icelandic con-
nection are Martha Brooks, who writes of
moments of ecstasy in her life, which began
when she was a small child. Betty Jane
Wylie is light hearted in her piece entitled
The Imaginary Woman. It is with a wry
humour that she discusses the profession of
pataphysics. Nina Colwill's The Worth of
Women's Work centers on hergrandmoth-
er's work and wisdom, when she said
"Never undervalue the work that your
foremothers carved out as their special
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domain, for in doing so, you undervalue
yourself."
Some of the pieces in this book left me
wanting to hear more—so then what hap-
pened, how did it work out, what else was
going on. It's as if, given the opportunity to
fill the silence, the women fill it only so
much. Perhaps so that there is space left for
more stories.
This is a book about silence and its
opposite voice. It is about stories not told,
the untelling of which leaves gaps of
knowledge in women's lives.
Dropped Threads gives voice to these
silences, it fills in some gaps for some
women, and in so doing, illuminates the
path for those who read the book.
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