Hear audio interviews with two fine Canadian authors, Bonnie Grove of Saskatoon, Sask. and Angelina Fast-Vlaar of St. Catharines, Ont., who appeared on July 4 on The Drew Marshall radio talk show.
Both women are members of The Word Guild and both are great examples of some of the high quality writing being done by Canadian writers who are Christian.
Bonnie Grove is the author of the debut novel Talking to the Dead, which has received strong endorsements from other authors and reviews from readers in both the US and Canada. It is already in its second printing after its June release. The fictional work draws on Bonnie’s experience in counselling to deal with the subject of grief and depression. Many readers say they can’t put it down until the book is finished, and they love Bonnie’s quirky style and humour.
Here’s what the book is about: “Twenty-something Kate Davis can’t seem to get this grieving widow thing right. She’s supposed to put on a brave face and get on with her life, right? Instead she’s camped out on her living room floor, unwashed, unkempt, and unable to sleep-because her husband Kevin keeps talking to her.Is she losing her mind?
Kate’s attempts to find the source of the voice she hears are both humorous and humiliating, as she turns first to an “eclectically spiritual” counselor, then a shrink with a bad toupee, a mean-spirited exorcist, and finally group therapy. There she meets Jack, the warmhearted, unconventional pastor of a ramshackle church, and at last the voice subsides. But when she stumbles upon a secret Kevin was keeping, Kate’s fragile hold on the present threatens to implode under the weight of the past . and Kevin begins to shout.
Will the voice ever stop? Kate must confront her grief to find the grace to go on, in this tender, quirky story about second chances.”
Listen to Bonnie Grove’s interview with Drew Marshall; scroll down to the July 4, 2009 program.
Angelina Fast-Vlaar has written two Canadian best-selling non-fiction books based on her real life experiences, The Valley of Cancer (the story of a 17-month sojourn with cancer) and Seven Angels for Seven Days.
Seven Angels is “a true story of mystery, grief, healing and God’s amazing faithfulness. A camping trip taken through the Australian outback with her husband, Peter, results in an untimely encounter with death, and an adventure more amazing than could have been dreamed. We are told that we sometimes entertain angels unaware, but never did Angelina imagine that God would send not one but seven encounters with “angels” in the remote outback to help her cope with a drastic turn of events. This amazing “trip-of-a-lifetime” will leave readers spellbound and constantly moving between deep sorrow and bubbling joy. The author’s gripping testimony of her struggle with loneliness, depression and intense grief becomes tribute to the grace and love of our God.”
Listen to Angelina’s interview with Drew Marshall; scroll down to the July 4 program.
