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Fiction Literary

Everything Affects Everyone

by (author) Shawna Lemay

Publisher
Palimpsest Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2021
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781989287842
    Publish Date
    Oct 2021
    List Price
    $18.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781989287927
    Publish Date
    Oct 2021
    List Price
    $9.99

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Description

Do you believe in angels? When Xaviere is tasked with transcribing taped interviews her deceased friend Daphne left to her in her will, she begins to piece together the story of the photographer Irene Guernsey, a moderately well known but elusive photographer Daphne was interviewing. Irene’s mysterious images captivate Xaviere as they had Daphne. Irene had never given interviews or talked about her work publicly, but near the end of her life, she reveals the magic hidden in plain sight in her mysterious and ethereal photographs and her attempt to capture angel wings on film. And once the angels appear, the reader is taken on a journey that spans decades and changes the lives of multiple women along the way. Everything Affects Everyone, is a novel about listening, about how women speak to one another, and about the power of the question.

About the author

Shawna Lemay was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. Lemay earned a Bachelor of Arts in Honours English, and has just recently completed her Masters in Englishboth at the University of Alberta. Lemay lives in Edmonton with her husband, Rob Lemay who is a visual artist, and their daughter Chloe. She currently works for the Edmonton Public Library. Other works by Lemay include Still (selfpublished),Against Paradise (McClelland & Stewart), and All the GodSized Fruit (McGillQueens University Press)the winning title of the Gerald Lampert and Stephan G. Stephansson awards.

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Editorial Reviews

“Shawna Lemay’s writing makes the miraculous accessible and the mundane seem magical. I now know that angels walk among us. Some of them write among us too.”

Bella Heathcote, Pieces of Us, Relic