"Deftlystructured and . . . seamless." —Globe and Mail (Toronto) "[A]nuanced and layered portrait of betrayal. . . . The strength of Far to Golies in Pick's ability to show precisely why one person could turn on another,how a single word spoken on impulse could have devastating results." —MontrealGazetteAlison Pick, acclaimed author of The Sweet Edge, delivers the moving and suspenseful story of an affluentJewish family in Czechoslovakia at the onset of World War II, and the governesswho forever alters their future when she seeks shelter in their midst.Interwoven with a present-day narrative revealing each character’s fates after thewar, Far to Go is an emotionallyvivid, masterfully wrought narrative that the Montreal Gazette calls, "an intriguing experiment in the art ofstorytelling."

Product Description: Discover some of Canada's best new writers with this highly acclaimed annual anthology, made possible by the generosity of Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener.For more than two decades, The Journey Prize Stories has been presenting the best short stories published each year by some of Canada's most exciting new writers...read more

Product Description: In her elegant new collection, Alison Pick, a brilliant poet of sensuous moods, atmospheres, and dreams, explores the mystery concealed within the world we know and recognize. Always evocative, always alluring, her poems are not interested in mere events, but in the fabric inside the emotions that events can provoke...read more

Parting during one summer to reevaluate their relationship from separate vantage points, Ellen, who works in a trendy Toronto art gallery, and Adam, who embarks on a solo canoe trip in the Arctic tundra, find their respective world views dramatically altered. Original.

Product Description: "How is one to speak with the dead?" "Anyone for tea before night falls?" In this volume, celebrated, multi award-winning new poet Alison Pick grapples with these questions, from the work of poets like Sylvia Plath and Patrick Lane...read more