Saskatchewan Book Awards winners

04/30/12


Saskatchewan Book Awards winners

Saskatchewan Book Awards winners were announced on April 28

For the full list of winners, go to the link above:

Fiction Award:

* Harold Johnson,: The Cast Stone
Summary: A dystopian novel in which a First Nations professor confronts and assesses the impact of the US annexation of Canada through an examination of personal values and First Nations social mores.
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First Book Award:

* Anne McDonald: To The Edge Of The Sea
Summary: Alex was in harmony with the water. He taught himself to swim and liked working the sea but always yearned for something more. His brother Reggie despised it all and yearned to escape. Mercy Coles lived in high society and yearned for new experiences. All three would get their wish, but coincidence would shape those wishes in profound ways. Alex finds himself on a circus trapeze. Reggie joins the farmer's protests against tax collectors and battles his own personal demons. Mercy finds herself in the middle of the battle for Canadian confederation with hard-drinking politician John A. MacDonald.

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