Name Pauline Holdstock Role Essayist | Education University of London | |
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Books Into the Heart of the Country, The Blackbird's Song, A rare and curious gift, Mortal distractions, Beyond measure | ||
Nominations Scotiabank Giller Prize | ||
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Pauline Holdstock (born 1948) is a British-Canadian essayist and writer of historical fiction. Into the Heart of the Country, her seventh novel, was published in 2011.
Born in England, she came to Canada in 1974, and resides in Victoria, British Columbia. She gave birth to three girls and one boy Jessica, Silas, Leo and Sophie Holdstock.
Her 1987 novel The Blackbird's Song was nominated for the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and her 2003 novel Beyond Measure was nominated for the Giller Prize.
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