16 - North Shore News -— Friday, July 28, 2000 Three through time & Hanna’s Daughters by Marianne Fredriksson, Orion Books, 1999. This is a very good read for bookclubs!! This is not just a good Story, it is a novel full of deeper meanings, philo- sophical issucs and wise comments on life. Our group pretty much all enjoyed reading Hanna’s Daughters. We had the kind of meeting where everyone want- ed to read their favorite passage out loud to the group. Hanna’s Daughters is a family chronicle of three women living on the border of Norway and Sweden in the late 19th century. In the early stages of - the novel you may find yourself confused by the characters as their names are all similar, but once you get into the rhythm of the sto- rytelling it becomes quite compelling. Hanna and her daughter Johanna, live as farmers dur- ing a time of political uncer- tainty and hardship. - | We see how they come to be the women they are, how their lives are cyclical and how -dife’s expectations are passed on from generation to genera- _ tion. Johanna’s daughter Anna lives in more modern times but carries the legacy of the two women before her. “fs AN three women suffer some of life’s injustices and we found it quite interesting that they never seem to ques- tion or Jament their situa- tons. They also never really communicate with each other about their feelings and emo- tions. We felt that this might be due in part to the era but also the culture. Something quite interest- ing about this novel that came out in our bookclub discussion was the way in which the characters viewed their aging parents. Many of us in the bookclub found ourselves comparing these views to our own personal views of our families. The way in which this story is told you can’t help but see how difficult it can be to be a parent and how judgmental and unfair children can be towards them. This story is full of these kinds of comments on family and values. The author seems so wise in her descriptions of women’s emotions and the roles that fathers play in families. fe all felt that Hanna’s Daughters was a great read and really “provoked conversation, comparing it wo Tae Joy Luck Club, Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood or Asta’s Book. Whether you're a bookclubber or not we would fully recom- mend reading this marvelous story. ‘Next month we will be discussing A Recipe for Bees by Gai Anderson-Dargatz, a B.C. writer. You might remember her first book, The Cure for Death by Lightening, which was shortlisted for the Giller Prize and considered a Globe and Mail Notable Book. Where her first novel contained much more magic and myth, A Recipe for Bees is a straight-forward story of family, friend- ship and aging. I am really looking for- ward to this novel. Gail Anderson-Dargatz is a wonderful writer and I am only to happy to support a BC author. ore scholarships awarded Merit Award, artists must be ~ residents of the North Shore or do the majority of their creative work i in the commu- nity. "The amount of this year’s ~ award is $1,150, the invese- > ment income from the ‘FANS Fund, established five the commission’s North Van Each award is from office, 148 E. Znd St., and $3,000 to $5,000. Lutz is must be returned by Sept. studying with the National 15. Ballet of Canada. Artists will be assessed by North Van’s Ryan FANS Society board mem- Karchut will also be return- bers. The award recipient ing to his studies this fall will be notified by Sept. 29.. with scholarship dollars in in = his pocket. 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