Dianne Warren is the author of short stories and plays. This is her first novel. It won the 2010 Governor General s Award for fiction, one of Canada s most prestigious literary prizes (published under the title "Cool Water"). Warren lives in Regina, Saskatchewan."
In an inspired feat of storytelling, Dianne Warren links the daily
lives of a compelling cast of characters in a prairie community in
ways that are as heart-true as they are surprising. Warm, witty,
and wisely crafted, "Juliet in August" is a rich and encompassing
novel of unforgettable neighbors who become our own. Ivan Doig,
author of "The Whistling Season"
I was reminded of Carol Shields and the creation of unassuming,
matter-of-fact characters who are, in truth, generously
complicated. The writing is understated, wry, laconic as if the
place itself could not produce any other kind of story. David
Bergen
This is powerful writing gut-wrenching and inspiring. Its drama is
quiet, but in the end you hardly know what hit you. Governor
General s Award Jury
The characters in "Juliet in August" are as real as the people who
live next door, but in these pages Dianne Warren gives us something
we can never have with our neighbors access to their hidden hearts.
. . .This is a lovely, life-affirming novel. Larry Watson, author
of "Montana 1948"
"Juliet in August" is an intricately beautiful novel full of the
unexpected triumph of ordinary life. Siobhan Fallon, author of "You
Know When the Men Are Gone""
"In an inspired feat of storytelling, Dianne Warren links the daily
lives of a compelling cast of characters in a prairie community in
ways that are as heart-true as they are surprising. Warm, witty,
and wisely crafted, "Juliet in August" is a rich and encompassing
novel of unforgettable neighbors who become our own." --Ivan Doig,
author of "The Whistling Season"
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