Books for the Homesick Canadian (Jill Sooley)
There are countless of us, expat Canadians who have moved away to other nations to live out new chapters in their lives, but who still need a good Canadian fix from time to time. Sometimes it’s the subtle things— a reference to the currency, the RCMP, a description of a familiar town or a public figure—that will fill the void. I can tell you that after nearly 14 years in New York, nothing feels as good as a down-home story. The following are all good books that stand on their own, and required reading for anyone who has ever felt the pull of home. ** JILL SOOLEY grew up in Mount Pearl, NL. She enjoyed a successful career in public relations first with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, and later, at a boutique PR firm in midtown Manhattan. Jill’s first novel, The Widows of Paradise Bay, was published by Breakwater Books in 2010 and has been translated into German and Italian. She currently lives and writes in Long Island, NY, with her husband and children. Her latest novel is Baggage.
