Susanna Moodie : roughing it in the bush

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Title:

Susanna Moodie : roughing it in the bush

Author:

Dawson, Willow, author.

Goulding, Selena, illustrator.

Shields, Carol, creator

Crowe, Patrick, 1967- creator.

Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885.

Summary:

In 1832, Susanna Moodie, a new immigrant to Canada, settled in the backwoods of Ontario. Her account of her frontier life stands as a prototype for novels with strong emotional bonds to nature.

Physical Description:

x, 142 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Personal Subject:

Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885-Comic books, strips, etc.

Subject Term:

Frontier and pioneer life -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Women authors -- Biography.

Author(s):

Goulding, Selena,

Shields, Carol,

Crowe, Patrick, 1967-

Moodie, Susanna, 1803-1885.

Publisher:

Second Story Press,

Publication Date:

2016

ISBN:

9781772600032

Publication Information:

Toronto, ON : Second Story Press, [2016]

Call Number:

YA DAWSON

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Carol Shields was fascinated by the life and writing of Susanna Moodie. Moodie was a Romantic writer from a celebrated literary family whose life changed forever when she and her husband left England for the backwoods of Canada in 1832. The Moodies, utterly unprepared for their new life, soon found themselves starving in the hostile wilderness of Upper Canada. Susanna began publishing her writing to feed and clothe her growing family. The result was the novel Roughing It in the Bush--an aggravated and acerbic testament to settler life that was praised in England but turned Moodie into a controversial figure in Canada. Two centuries later, Moodie is honored by many as an early feminist and literary pioneer.

Shields' long fascination with Moodie led her to collaborate on a screenplay with Patrick Crowe, which has now found its way to the world as a graphic novel. A talented adaptation by Willow Dawson and emotionally complex illustrations by Selena Goulding bring the words of the controversial and fascinating Susanna Moodie to life through the insightful personality of Carol Shields. Includes a rousing introduction by Margaret Atwood.

Author Notes

Carol Shields is a writer and critic who was born on June 2, 1935 in Chicago and grew up in Illinois. Shields resided in Canada, where she was the Chancellor of the University of Winnipeg, and a professor at the University of Manitoba.

Shields's first novel, Small Ceremonies, was published the week of her 40th birthday. Her other works of fiction include The Orange Fish, Larry's Party, Various Miracles, and The Stone Diaries, which received the Governor's General Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Shields has also been awarded the Canadian Bookseller's Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the CBC Prize for Drama. She died on July 16, 2003.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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School Library Journal Review

Gr 6 Up-This fictionalized biography offers an introduction to the life of Susanna Moodie, a British writer who, along with her husband, traveled across the ocean in 1832 to start a new life as a pioneer in Canada. Arriving in this new land, the Moodies quickly realize that things are not as they anticipated: their fellow pioneers do not share their values, and making a living from the land is incredibly difficult. As she tries to survive in this harsh environment, Susanna deals with prejudice, hunger, and isolation, but she learns to accept help and friendship from those around her. Wanting to make her fellow Europeans aware of the severe conditions experienced by settlers in Canada, Susanna writes a book called Roughing It in the Bush. Although the work is controversial, it gains her fame as a writer and allows her perspective to be widely known. This graphic novel provides a compelling account of life as a pioneer woman in 19th-century Canada, showing the tragedies and the joys, as well as the incredible culture shock, experienced by those who were used to a different way of life. The artwork is detailed and expressive, with color palettes changing to accurately represent the mood of each scene. An introduction by Margaret Atwood is included. VERDICT Purchase where graphic historical fiction and stories of pioneers are popular.-Sarah Reid, Four County Library System, NY © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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