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The First Garden

Sheila Fischman

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Flora Fontages is a famous Parisian actress who has been in exile from her native Canada for twenty years. When word comes that her long-estranged daughter, Maud, has disappeared in Quebec City, she decides to return home, accepting the part of Winnie, the old crone in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, at a local theatre. The visit unexpectedly turns into a devastating confrontation with her past and present illusions, as Flora finds she must come to terms with all the roles she has ever played in life, as actress, woman, mother, child, and lover.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: House of Anansi Press

Release: October 01, 2002

ISBN: 0887845975

ISBN 13: 9780887845970

The First Garden

Sheila Fischman

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Flora Fontages is a famous Parisian actress who has been in exile from her native Canada for twenty years. When word comes that her long-estranged daughter, Maud, has disappeared in Quebec City, she decides to return home, accepting the part of Winnie, the old crone in Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, at a local theatre. The visit unexpectedly turns into a devastating confrontation with her past and present illusions, as Flora finds she must come to terms with all the roles she has ever played in life, as actress, woman, mother, child, and lover.

Language: English

Pages: 176

Format: Paperback

Publisher: House of Anansi Press

Release: October 01, 2002

ISBN: 0887845975

ISBN 13: 9780887845970

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