BBC Radio Essay

As part of a week-long series of radio essays called "Art in a Cold Climate" on BBC 3, I was one of five writers from five different northern countries given the task 'to select and reflect on a work of art which in some way captures the essence of their nation.' A...

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NOW Magazine

A four N review by Susan G. Cole of His Whole Life in Toronto's NOW Magazine calls the novel "superb," "a poignant portrait of a complex family dealing with loss and regret." Well, to be accurate, she says, "nevertheless superb," because she takes exception to one of...

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Quill & Quire

Dory Cerny in Quill & Quire writes that "after eight books, a couple of Governor General's Literary Award nominations, and a Scotiabank Giller Prize (for 2007's Late Nights on Air) to her credit, readers have come to expect a certain level of excellence from Hay,...

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Toronto Star

Nancy Wigston in the Toronto Star writes: "In His Whole Life, Elizabeth Hay returns to the theme of duality, that tug between north and south that haunts her fiction. How lucky we are to have her, this writer who stares down the tough issues in life -- whether...

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Already A Bestseller

Published only a week ago, on August 11, His Whole Life is already on the Globe and Mail's best seller list for fiction. Hurray. And now -- as of August 18 -- it's #3 on the best seller list in Macleans.

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Macleans

In Macleans magazine Dilia Narduzzi reviews His Whole Life: "Hay writes an expansive novel about the meaning of loyalty, friendship, and choosing between staying and going. While there's plenty to sink your teeth into -- the intense relationships between humans and...

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