Category Archives: Katherine Govier

´The pearls of the oyster are divine. And they are found in the dimmest, deepest place in the world, under the scabbiest, tightest lid. That is their magic.´ Katherine Govier is one of Canada´s best novelists, but her work is not well—known, even here. Three Views of Crystal Water is her finest work to date and her portrayal of Japanese society and the nuances of personal and cultural interaction are wonderful. As is often the case in good fiction, history, geography, human behaviour are woven together in a tapestry of narrative, experience, Read more [...]