Rebecca Hendry
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Rebecca Hendry is a Canadian author.
Rebecca is the author of the novel, Grace River (published by Brindle & Glass, 2009). ISBN 978-1-897142-37-0
Grace River has received great reviews both critically and on sites such as chapters.indigo.ca, where her novel has an Average Customer Rating of 5/5.
"Rebecca Hendry's first novel exudes a haunting familiarity... [She] paints a vivid portrait of resentment and functional dysfunction... Grace River is driven by characters that feel real, act real and sound real. Chances are you grew up with some or all of them." Randy Shore for the Vancouver Sun, June 13, 2009
"Grace River offers the opportunity for readers to enjoy a great narrative, contemplating with the characters and the connection between tangible reality and that which runs deep, fast, and eternal just below the surface of life. Read with open eyes - this novel is packed with metaphorical challenges for change." Sunstream, May/June 2009
Rebecca is the author of the novel, Grace River (published by Brindle & Glass, 2009). ISBN 978-1-897142-37-0
About Grace River
The fictional town of Grace River, population 2,426, is a tight-knit smelter town in the interior of British Columbia where most locals are born and bred, and everyone is either employed by AXIS or knows someone who is.Grace River has received great reviews both critically and on sites such as chapters.indigo.ca, where her novel has an Average Customer Rating of 5/5.
"Rebecca Hendry's first novel exudes a haunting familiarity... [She] paints a vivid portrait of resentment and functional dysfunction... Grace River is driven by characters that feel real, act real and sound real. Chances are you grew up with some or all of them." Randy Shore for the Vancouver Sun, June 13, 2009
"Grace River offers the opportunity for readers to enjoy a great narrative, contemplating with the characters and the connection between tangible reality and that which runs deep, fast, and eternal just below the surface of life. Read with open eyes - this novel is packed with metaphorical challenges for change." Sunstream, May/June 2009
- "Why do the salmon bother? Why not just have your babies any old place? Why not just give up and live out your last few days in peace? It never made sense to me to fight so hard just to get back to the place you started from."
- He smiled to himself. "Yeah, it's a bit of a mystery. I guess it depends on whether you like the place you started from."
Links and Resources
- Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts homepage
- Publisher's website
- review from the Vancouver Sun