Praise for Judith McCormack and BackspringNominated for the 2016 Amazon.ca First Novel Award“A well-written and smart novel that unfolds many moments of profound and subtle beauty. McCormack’s treatment of details and prose are refreshing; confident; and attentive.â€Â—The Winnipeg Review"A joy to read."—Nino Ricci"A wonderfully and uniquely gifted storyteller."—Midwest Book ReviewEduardo; an architect from Lisbon; has come to Montreal to be with his wife Geneviève. Geneviève researches fungi and likes to catalog her orgasms. But when Eduardo is caught in an explosion and rumors of arson begin to circulate; both his marriage and his fledgling architecture firm verge on collapse. Gorgeous; colorful; and richly described; Backspring is a sensual taxonomy of desire.Judith McCormack; born near Chicago; has been nominated for the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Award.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. .BLOW BY BLOWBy B. J. WatsonThis certainly is a Blow by Blow description of Isabellas life told to the treader by her now widowed husband Detmar Blow.Isabella was a colorful character throughout her years of desparate achievments in the social and fashion world in London and of course New York.Detmar takes us into the life style of the rich and famous in their social and castle whirl of England; mentioning many high profile names along his way.Some parts of Detmars recording of his life with Isabella were interesting and some wre tiresome.We all knew that Isabella commited suicide; and knew that Detmar was leading up to this sad ending of his wifes life. I began to feel rather depressed at the whole situation; and kept wondering why Detmar continued following Isabellas wild and frustrating journey.. Having said this; it is an interesting read for anyone who follows the happenings of high profile Fashion and Entertainment Industry. I myself just had to finish Detmars story.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Insightful but a bit biased.By Jamie RiversAn informative read about Isabellas personal life from the perspective of her husband Detmar. If you can pull yourself away from Detmars pretentious story-telling portrayal of his life with Isabella; there are gems of insight into her fabulous and sad life. I recommend it but would probably pick up another book from a different perspective.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Revealing and insightfulBy EvanThis book; admittedly; opened some old wounds from watching my mother lose her battle to breast cancer and her own attempted suicide. I believe this story needed to be told. I always admired Mrs. Blows tenacity and impeccable eye for talent. Thank you; Mr. Blow; for inviting us into your unique journey.
