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The
Ferro-Grumley Awards
Carol Anshaw, Lucky in the Corner
(Houghton Mifflin) Jane
Eaton Hamilton, Hunger (Oberon Press)
Zoe Valdez, Dear First Love (HarperCollins)
longlisted The
Lambda Literary Awards
"The magic of these 10 short
stories, and of Canadian writer Jane Eaton Hamilton's
insightful, fluid - and often disarmingly witty
- prose is that, in elegant, edgy fiction as in
messy real life, sorrows of the soul are redeemed
by a resilience of spirit."--Richard Labonte,
Q Press
"One can tease out a distinct
vein of the existential in Hamilton’s cool,
marbled prose and it is this (along with her distinct
and controlled voice) that makes her collection
eminently readable. Little wonder that many of
Hamilton’s stories have been honored with
substantial awards. Her ability is clear. Hunger
is elegant fiction bursting with pain, tragedy,
and hope. We recommend it without reservation."--Absinthe
Literary Journal
"Hamilton explores themes of
longing and loss in the lives of lesbians, heterosexual
men and women. …marvelously quirky. Hamilton
successfully weaves humour with pathos in the
lean, accomplished style reminiscent of short
stories in the New Yorker."--Nairne Holtz,
University of Western Ontario
"Pros: Engaging, profound stories of life
and longing. Cons: Hard to find outside canada.
... Hunger contains stories that grip the reader
with their portrayals of longing, suffering and
a desire to reach for something that often seems
beyond the character's grasp. ... Hopefully Hunger
will be published in the US, but it is worth diggging
around for."--Paula Kirman, Women Writers
"Superb...vibrant, varied collection. The
complexity of the human heart is at the core of
these fine, fully realized stories."--Tim
McNamara, Event
"Hunger is Hamilton's...most
assured foray to date. The stories in Hunger
are superbly character driven. Hamilton's wry
observations on the human condition are poignant.
Marvelous incursions into the depths and occasional
heights of human experience."--Paula
Thomas, Fiddlehead
"Jane
Eaton Hamilton is a fine and accomplished
writer."--Carol
Shields
"These
stories will grab you by the throat and
not let you go. Highly original, gripping,
sharp and deeply moving, they deserve the
prizes they have won, and those to come."--Emma
Donoghue
Oberon Press 2002
ISBN 07780 1202 6 (hardcover)
ISBN 0 7780 1203 4 (softcover)
These works ride the perilous ride the perilous
border between prose and poetry--a place of timeless,
breathless beauty. These are stories to be read
again and again--Vancouver Sun
A fine new collection, one that I highly recommend--Monday
Magazine
Hamilton makes captivity to her word-spirits
seem, at times, preferable to mere liberty. To
favour one story says more about oneself than
about the writer--Prairie Fire
This is a strong first collection that will leave
readers eager to see Hamilton's next--Quill
and Quire
A disturbing pleasure to read--Toronto Star
This is a strong first collection that will leave
readers eager to see Hamilton's next--Quill
and Quire
A disturbing pleasure to read--Toronto Star
Crisp and clean, tender and dangerous--Paragraph
July Nights,
Douglas and McIntyre, 1992 ISBN 1-55054-015-7
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There are some
texts that are arks in all the water,
and Hamilton’s work answers that
description. Her voice and vision are
remarkable."
janice Kulyk
Keefer
Hamilton is not a poet content to whisper in
your ear or take you on slow walks through pretty
fields. She sits you down in her hardest chair,
litters tacks on the floor about your naked
feet, and holds you there petrified but alert
as she speaks the body's news--Leon Rooke
Does not read like a first book of poems--Canadian
Literature
We are moved and astonished that a first book
of poems can exhibit such vitality and confidence--Event
Hamilton displays an impressive range in style
and tone. There are moments of unbearable beauty--Whig
Standard
Throughout there are good lines, strong metaphors,
a high level of skill--Toronto Star
Body
Rain, Brick Books, 1991, ISBN 0-919626-50-5
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London, ON N6K 4G6
"Jane Eaton Hamilton is a superb
writer. Those who know this deem her to
be among the brightest lights on the Canadian
literary landscape. Those who do not know
this ought to read and judge for themselves.
I wholeheartedly recommend her work."
Joy Kogawa
These poems are addressed to particular people.
Reading them is like reading other people's
letters until by their transforming magic you
discover they are all for you--Jane Rule
There is joy in these poems, and a vibrant healthiness.
Her poems are about many things we might like
to call ordinary, but they're written in a way
that's anything but--sub-TERRAIN
Her poetry is often ribald, and sometimes it
is frankly lewd--and how, these days, one welcomes
a bit of honest lewdness--BC Bookworld
Hamilton has an attractively skittish voice that
lends the work a very individual cast. An accomplished
collection--Books in Canada
I was impressed by the amazing insights; an incredible
rendering of the pain and joys of truly loving
relationships--ARC
Steam-Cleaning
Love, Brick Books, 1993, ISBN 0-919626-68-8
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London, ON N6K 4G6
"These are die-hard stories full
of perilous honesty. I love Hamilton’s
creatures: they have flesh and blood and
boens. They tell the truth even when it’s
as surprising as graffiti--tender-hearted
and furious and right off the wall."
Linda Spalding
Going Santa Fe is stunning langwage
as informaysyun 2 th point narrativ extrordinarilee
accomplished n sew honest evree word adds n multiplies
nevr misses a beet unbeleevablee tendr strong
n totalee reel sew liberating a book yu embrace
with yr mind n yr heart-- bill bissett contest
judge
Going
Santa Fe, League of Canadian Poets, 1997,
ISBN 1-896216-06-4
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