This Book Will Not Save Your Life
by Michelle Berry
Winner of the Colophon PrizeLonglisted for the ReLit award
close this panelMichelle Berry was born in California, grew up in Victoria, and currently lives in Peterborough with her family. Her writing has appeared in literary magazines across Canada and she is the author of three books of short stories. This Book Will Not Save Your Life won the Enfield & Wizenty literary award. It is her fourth novel.
close this panel“his is a story about magic “and about what happens to a family when magic goes missing, costumes no longer fit, and love disappears backstage. Michelle Berry is the best kind of magician, the kind who rather than save your life reminds you why life is worth living.??Jessica Grant, author of Come, Thou Tortoise?..a thoughtful study of a dysfunctional family in mid-1980s Toronto.?? Winnipeg Free Press?ichelle Berry is a talent.??The Globe and Mail
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