A Love of Reading Reviews of Contemporary Fiction

In A Love of Reading Robert Adams has gathered 18 of his most brilliant reviews, from Jack Maggs by Peter Carey and The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver, to A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry and Barney's Version by Mordecai Richler. In each he skilfully interweaves a nimble and entertaining discussion of plot, theme and characterization with fascinating historical, biographical, and literary context.

<b>Robert Adams</b> was born in South Wales. In London, he studied at the London School of Economics before becoming a teacher. In 1964 he came to Canada to continue his teaching career in several Montreal high schools. He was a lecturer at Concordia University and from 1972 to his retirement in 1997 taught at the Collège de Bois-de-Boulogne, where he became Chair of the English department. He is the author of <i>The Life and Work of Alexander Bercovitch, Artist</i> (1988), which was shortlisted for the QSPELL Award.<br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>