Blue Becomes You
Politics and Other Pursuits
- Publisher
- Great Plains Publications
- Initial publish date
- Apr 2003
- Category
- Literary
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781894283373
- Publish Date
- Apr 2003
- List Price
- $19.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Jazz was her ticket out. Just as Charlotte is set to leave the small town of Norman, Manitoba, her mother dies, and she is forced to give up a music career to care for her ailing father. Now facing retirement herself, she must come to grips with a lifetime of choices and missed opportunities. Blue Becomes You is a beautifully observed story of hope and self-discovery.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Bettina von Kampen was raised in Winnipeg, and has lived in all four corners of Canada, including Halifax, Salt Spring Island and Rankin Inlet. She co-wrote the short film Wink, and her fiction has appeared in Descant magazine. Bettina currently lives in Ontario.
Editorial Reviews
"This is a beautifully written, sweet-natured, low-key novel, with delightful, fully drawn characters that stay with you like old friends long after the book is finished" - W.P. Kinsella (Books in Canada)