tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post7287422750304566912..comments2024-03-28T01:36:51.952-06:00Comments on Mysteries and More from Saskatchewan: A Candle to Light the Sun by Patricia BlondalBill Selneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-71399578968587985602021-06-11T17:58:17.004-06:002021-06-11T17:58:17.004-06:00As well Gillian I wrote another two posts about Pa...As well Gillian I wrote another two posts about Patricia. You can find them by searching for her name on the Fiction Authors page or the Rest of Canada page.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20976948545104900622021-06-11T17:46:26.484-06:002021-06-11T17:46:26.484-06:00Thank you Gillian. I appreciate your comment. I al...Thank you Gillian. I appreciate your comment. I also wish I could have met her. It is hard not to think of what wonderful additional books she might have written. I am glad you reminded me of the immense loss to her children. Sometimes I get too caught up in the literary consequences of her death.<br />Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-48092965195168093702021-06-11T07:42:08.439-06:002021-06-11T07:42:08.439-06:00Patricia Blondal was my aunt. I have recently re-r...Patricia Blondal was my aunt. I have recently re-read From Heaven with a Shout which contains really evocative material about post-war Britain and Victoria, Canada. She was a superb stylist with a natural talent for descriptive writing and a depth of insight into people and relationships. I wish I'd known her but she died before I was born. Her early death was a tragedy for her young children and represented a loss of a huge natural talent.Gillian Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920577062709731488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-64227241725741076132016-10-27T21:24:51.645-06:002016-10-27T21:24:51.645-06:00TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Growing up in West...TracyK: Thanks for the comment. Growing up in Western Canada, even after the Depression, there were stories all around of its impact.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-58985579824382319012016-10-25T20:18:04.156-06:002016-10-25T20:18:04.156-06:00This sounds like a very interesting story, Bill. I...This sounds like a very interesting story, Bill. I haven't read that much about the Depression years, in fiction or non-fiction.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-20403746533552688772016-10-18T22:24:21.602-06:002016-10-18T22:24:21.602-06:00Debbie: Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate th...Debbie: Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate them. A Candle to Light the Sun is a special book.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-75555890634586669652016-10-18T11:01:46.833-06:002016-10-18T11:01:46.833-06:00I'm enjoying so much learning from you about w...I'm enjoying so much learning from you about western Canadian authors. I guess each pocket of Canada has its literary buzz. <br />Many of the books I hear about and read elicit a "who?" from my sister who lives in southern Ontario.<br /><br /><i>A Candle to Light the Sun</i> sounds like one I will enjoy. Thanks for bringing it and others to my attention!Debbie Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15630059470408161434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-65631559173297934552016-10-17T23:32:04.400-06:002016-10-17T23:32:04.400-06:00Margot: Thanks for the comment. It is a complex no...Margot: Thanks for the comment. It is a complex novel while remaining very readable.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1644690488802388716.post-25111508945355837912016-10-17T19:58:31.121-06:002016-10-17T19:58:31.121-06:00This sounds like a rich look at life in Western Ca...This sounds like a rich look at life in Western Canada, as well as a close look at the characters, Bill. And I can see some interesting layers of background, too. I like the way that Blondal has tied in the larger events of the era, too. I enjoy books that show history like that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com