Scorned & Beloved Dead Of Winter Meetings With Canadian Eccentrics

Review "Hilarious.... Woven throughout these histories is a constant cacophony of allusions and corny puns, as well as Richardson's singular affection for all things that dazzle and delight. He is a marvellous storyteller.... In [his] hands, these people are alive, sympathetic, endearing. And the writing is electric, kinetic, bristly.... I await a sequel. " -The Financial Post"Richardson ... is a witty and wise companion, a real adventurer into the murky depths of the human heart. -The Hamilton Spectator"... kinky, riotously funny, and anarchically dark.... The man writes like an angel." - Quill & Quire"[A] weird, delightful piece of work, an irresistible read." -The Halifax Daily News"Sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant.... In the tradition of Edith Sitwell's English Eccentrics." -The Ottawa Citizen: Good Reads for Christmas From the Back Cover "Hilarious.... Woven throughout these histories is a constant cacophony of allusions and corny puns, as well as Richardson's singular affection for all things that dazzle and delight. He is a marvellous storyteller.... In [his] hands, these people are alive, sympathetic, endearing. And the writing is electric, kinetic, bristly.... I await a sequel. " -The Financial Post"Richardson ... is a witty and wise companion, a real adventurer into the murky depths of the human heart. -The Hamilton Spectator"... kinky, riotously funny, and anarchically dark.... The man writes like an angel." - Quill & Quire"[A] weird, delightful piece of work, an irresistible read." -The Halifax Daily News"Sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant.... In the tradition of Edith Sitwell's English Eccentrics." -The Ottawa Citizen: Good Reads for Christmas About the Author Bill Richardson is a bestselling writer and broadcaster, currently the host of "Richardson's Roundup" on CBC Radio One and of "Booked on Saturday Night" on CBC-TV. He is the author of The Bachelor Brothers' Bed & Breakfast, winner of the Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour. He lives in Vancouver.