Author: Marilyn Bowering. Published by Porcepic Books, Victoria, BC., 1987, 1st. Edition. SIGNED by the Author. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book, with minor shelf-edge wear. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 9.5 x 6 inch, 79 pages.
GRANDFATHER WAS A SOLDIER, Poetry by Marilyn Bowering, is a haunting evocation of the devastating effects felt by Canadians who remember the 'War to END all Wars".
With an unflinching eye, Bowering focuses on both the horrors of the battle-front, and the accomodating landscape of modern France. By juxtaposing these visions, she shows us how the past intrudes upon and shapes our present.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Marilyn Bowering has received many awards for her writing including the Pat Lowther Award, the Dorothy Livesay Prize, the Ethel Wilson Prize and several National Magazine awards. Marilyn was born in Winnipeg and grew up in Victoria, BC. She has lived in various parts of Canada and in Greece, Scotland and Spain, and now makes her home on Vancouver Island, BC.
