Waiting
An Anthology of Essays
La description
Waiting, that most human of experiences, saturates all of our lives. We spend part of each day waiting—for birth, death, appointments, acceptance, forgiveness, redemption. This collection of 32 personal essays embraces both widely shared and surprising interpretations of the theme, which is as much about hope as it is about waiting. The contributors play with language that ranges from lush and complex to spare and subtle, connecting with anyone who has ever had to wait. To learn more about this publisher, click here: http://bit. ly/1KDLsjc
Récompenses
- Short-listed, Cover Design of the Year | Alberta Book Publishing Awards, Book Publishers Association of Alberta 2018
- Short-listed, Cover Design of the Year | Alberta Book Publishing Awards, Book Publishers Association of Alberta 2019
Reviews
# 9 on Calgary Herald's Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 13, 2018
- Calgary Herald
# 2 on Calgary Herald's Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 6, 2018
- Calgary Herald
"Each of these thirty-two essays is powerful, distinctive, authentic. ... I closed this book feeling that I’d been on thirty-two life journeys. ... Waiting is not just filling blank time. It is also about courage and love. " [Full review at https://www. ottawareviewofbooks. com/single-post/2019/02/02/Waiting-An-Anthology-of-Essays-edited-by-Rona-Altrows-and-Julie-Sedivy]
- Elizabeth Greene
"A great deal of our lives is spent waiting. As humans we wait for public transit and for food at restaurants and food courts. .. And we wait for longer, more existential things: the birth of a baby, the progression of an illness, the arrival or departure of a friend or family member, acceptance or rejection of a job opportunity, love. In this edited anthology, a broad array of writers. ..examine various aspects of why and how we wait. "
- Quill & Quire
"There’s plenty to debate here. .. These are just a few of the kinds of waiting essayed here, and they are all very much worth reading. " Saskatoon StarPhoenix, January 26, 2019 [Full review at https://thestarphoenix. com/entertainment/books/book-reviews-the-literary-history-of-saskatchewan-vol-3-waiting]
- Bill Robertson
"Waiting is a universal phenomenon, and in this impressive collection editors Rona Altrows and Julie Sedivy curate a variety of nuanced and distilled personal essays from 32 writers exploring the liminal experiences of people waiting for results, news, change, release or understanding"
- Jannie Edwards
# 2 on Edmonton Non-Fiction Bestsellers list, October 19, 2018