Heather Burt

Lesley Hughes of the Winnipeg Free Press calls Adam’s Peak an “excellent literary novel.” She writes, “Burt fits naturally and beautifully into that group of writers who have given Canadian literature its reputation for creating compelling psychological landscapes peopled by wonderfully wise and complex characters. […] The plot deftly leaps several decades, from the 1940s to the present, longer than that if you count memories, and bridges Great Britain, Sri Lanka and Canada with a political sophistication worthy of a much more mature writer.”

Lesley Hughes of the Winnipeg Free Press calls Adam’s Peak an “excellent literary novel.” She writes, “Burt fits naturally and beautifully into that group of writers who have given Canadian literature its reputation for creating compelling psychological landscapes peopled by wonderfully wise and complex characters. […] The plot deftly leaps several decades, from the 1940s to the present, longer than that if you count memories, and bridges Great Britain, Sri Lanka and Canada with a political sophistication worthy of a much more mature writer.”

For the full review, please visit http://www.whatsonwinnipeg.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16604

AuthorsAloud, a website created by Trevor Cole, features audio excerpts from works of Canadian fiction and poetry, read by the authors. The Adam’s Peak reading can be found here:

http://www.authorsaloud.com/readings/readings/readings/burt.html

Heather Burt will be reading from Adam’s Peak and answering student questions in English 2236 (Creative Writing: Prose Fiction).

Thanks to Mary Beth Knechtel and her class for having me. It was a pleasure!

Maureen Garvie writes, “This fine first novel has much to offer: comedy and tragedy, domestic intimacy and panoramic sweep. […] It’s impressive too how Burt is able to bring to life such a large cast of characters — neighbours, old friends, relations — in a complex story that shrinks the globe.”

For the full Quill & Quire review, please visit http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=5435

Maureen Garvie writes, “This fine first novel has much to offer: comedy and tragedy, domestic intimacy and panoramic sweep. […] It’s impressive too how Burt is able to bring to life such a large cast of characters — neighbours, old friends, relations — in a complex story that shrinks the globe.”

For the full Quill & Quire review, please visit http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=5435