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Between Friends

by (author) Helen Levine & Oonagh Berry

Publisher
Second Story Press
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Letters, Friendship
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781926739076
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Longtime friends Helen Levine and Oonagh Berry decided they missed the tradition of "real" letters. The obvious solution for them was to initiate a correspondence project. Their goal? To write each other a longhand letter every two weeks for a year, and see what, if anything, they were missing in their usual friendship rituals of lunches, visits and telephone chats. The result is a wealth of insights yielded from over 150 years of combined life experience. Week in and week out, Helen and Oonagh weave together tales of family, work, politics, motherhood, aging and creativity. Reading Between Friends is like sharing a warm pot of tea with two frank, articulate and experienced companions.

About the authors

Helen Levine is a former social worker and professor. At the School of Social Work at Carleton University, she introduced women's issues and feminist perspectives into the curriculum for the first time. She received the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the Persons Case for advancing the equality of women in Canada. Helen is still energetically engaged as an advocate for women's rights.

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Oonagh Berry’s short stories have been published in Canada and Ireland. She grew up in Ireland and now lives in Vancouver, British Columbia with her husband, the poet Christopher Levenson.

Oonagh Berry's profile page