In Other Words: How I Fell in Love with Canada One Book at a Time de Porter, Anna - 2018

Simon & Schuster. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Simon & Schuster, 2018-09-24. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed by Author. signed by the author on the FFEP as well as the previous owners inscription, the binding is tight and square and the interior text is clean of marks, light bit of edge wear to the dj

Toronto: Simon & Schuster, 2018 Book. New. Hardcover. 1st Canadian Edition.. "When Anna Porter arrived in Canada in 1968 with one battered suitcase, little money and a head full of dreams, she had no idea that this country would become her home for the rest of her life, or that she would play a major role in defining what it means to be a Canadian. And where better to become a Canadian than at McClelland & Stewart, an epicentre of cultural and artistic creation in post-Expo 67 Canada? In Other Words is a charming, lively, gossipy memoir of an intriguing life that spans a world war, a revolution, family secrets, ancient hatreds, and a dynamic cultural awakening in a new home. Porter's memoir takes you behind the scenes into the non-stop world of Jack McClelland, the swashbuckling head of M&S, whose celebrated authors... Laurence--dominated bestseller lists. She offers up intriguing portraits of struggling writers (often women), of prima donnas... whose excesses threatened to sink… Leer más

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Tight, clean and unmarked -". In Other Words is a lively, charming, gossipy memoir of life in the publishing trenches and how one restlessly curious young woman sparked a creative awakening in a new country she chose to call home. "We need our own dreams." --Anna Porter When Anna Porter arrived in Canada in early 1968 with one battered suitcase, little money and a head full of dreams, she had no idea that this country would become her home for the rest of her life, or that she would play a major role in defining what it means to be Canadian. And where better to become a Canadian than at the dynamic publishing house, McClelland & Stewart, an epicenter of cultural and artistic creation in post-Expo Canada? Anna Porter's story takes you behind the scenes into the non-stop world of Jack McClelland, the swashbuckling head of M&S whose celebrated authors--Leonard Cohen, Margaret Laurence, Pierre Berton, Peter C. Newman, Irving Layton, Margaret Atwood--dominated bestseller lists. She offers up first-hand… Leer más