YA books
Maureen Garvie has published four books for younger readers and those who never get old: Almost Invisible, Lake Rules, Amy by Any Other Name, and a historical tale, with Mary Beaty, George Johnson's War.
Not so much a whodunnit as a whogotdunn!
WITHDRAWN from CIRCULATION
When the body of a local writer is found by the steps of
the public library, police focus on the library staff.
Senior librarian Greer McCallister is soon high on their list of
persons of interest.
Greer is an unlikely murder suspect, a quiet, dependable
employee of almost twenty years. Recently, however,
her life has changed. Having at last found the courage
to leave her overbearing husband,she is finding life
as a single woman bewilderingly complex.
A precipitous affair shakes her sense of identity and
ultimately her grip on reality. The investigating officer points out that many aspects of the murder case lead back to
her. Was she responsible in some way she doesn't understand?
“I’ve finished Withdrawn from Circulation with great pleasure. As well as the characters, I relished the sense of the Ontario landscape, both lovely and unfriendly with its bug hats, sinister rednecks, and ‘halos of horseflies.’ It’s terrific, a sparkling novel with a light, dry wit that reminds me of Barbara Pym and Edmund Crispin at their best. Right up my alley.”
~ Ronald Wright, A Short History of Time
“Withdrawn from Circulation is a compelling mystery, but it is also a wonderful novel in its own right. The murder might tie all the threads together at the end, but it is a delight to just follow the intrigues with Greer’s mind. It’s the third book to be published by the small Kingston press Cowdy House, run by Christina Decarie and Darryl Berger. It’s being released as both a paper book and an ebook.
The library pun in the title will bring to mind a string of possible future sequels. Is it too much to suggest that this debut mystery from Maureen Garvie is long overdue?”
~Wayne Grady, Kingston Whig-Standardthe public library, police focus on the library staff.
Senior librarian Greer McCallister is soon high on their list of
persons of interest.
Greer is an unlikely murder suspect, a quiet, dependable
employee of almost twenty years. Recently, however,
her life has changed. Having at last found the courage
to leave her overbearing husband,she is finding life
as a single woman bewilderingly complex.
A precipitous affair shakes her sense of identity and
ultimately her grip on reality. The investigating officer points out that many aspects of the murder case lead back to
her. Was she responsible in some way she doesn't understand?
“I’ve finished Withdrawn from Circulation with great pleasure. As well as the characters, I relished the sense of the Ontario landscape, both lovely and unfriendly with its bug hats, sinister rednecks, and ‘halos of horseflies.’ It’s terrific, a sparkling novel with a light, dry wit that reminds me of Barbara Pym and Edmund Crispin at their best. Right up my alley.”
~ Ronald Wright, A Short History of Time
The library pun in the title will bring to mind a string of possible future sequels. Is it too much to suggest that this debut mystery from Maureen Garvie is long overdue?”
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$15 paper ISBN 978-1-987934-00-7
Available at Novel Idea, 156 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1B1, 613-546-9799
Kindle $7.99/$5.69 US on Amazon.com
Available at Novel Idea, 156 Princess St, Kingston, ON K7L 1B1, 613-546-9799
Kindle $7.99/$5.69 US on Amazon.com
What's "Amy" in Italian?
Catia Argirò, a 24-year-old young woman from Italy, writes:
I graduated in Literary Translation at the University of Pisa last May and for my final thesis, I focused on young adult literature. I chose your Amy by Any Other Name as a work to be translated into Italian.
I translated the whole work, even if I put only some chapters in my thesis in order to get my Master's degree. I also did a linguistic analysis of the difficulties I found during the translating process.
I really appreciated reading and translating Amy by Any Other Name. I think it's a nice story not only for young readers but also for those people who enjoy reading fantasy novels, like me.
Tradurre la letteratura young adult: "Amy By Any Other Name," by Catia Argirò https://www.amazon.com/Tradurre-letteratura-young-adult-Traduzione/dp/3639656687#
Maureen Garvie, author
After my family moved back to Canada, I worked as book-review editor for the Kingston Whig-Standard newspaper and co-editor of the Whig-Standard Magazine. I also taught writing and editing courses at Queen's University until 2017. I am a copy-editor for McGill-Queen's University Press and several academic journals including the Journal of British Studies.
A Literary Mystery
Withdrawn from Circulation. Kingston, ON: Cowdy House
Books for kids and young adults
Almost Invisible. Toronto: Groundwood
George Johnson's War, with Mary Beaty. Toronto: Groundwood
George Johnson's War, with Mary Beaty. Toronto: Groundwood
Lake Rules. Toronto: Key Porter
Amy by Any Other Name. Toronto: Key Porter/Kingston: Minerva
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