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Alberta and Jacob #WIT

Posted on 25th October 2016 by Nick Kent

by Cora Sandel (Women in Translation) First published in English in 1962, Cora Sandel’s trilogy of Alberta novels, has sadly fallen into obscurity. They are classics in every sense of the word, deserving of a much wider English readership. Read … Continue reading →

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Alberta and Freedom

Posted on 8th August 2016 by Nick Kent

Alberta in Translation   “Something she had witnessed had clothed itself in words in the secret recesses of her mind.” Cora Sandel’s trilogy of Alberta novels has sadly fallen into obscurity. They are classics in every sense of the word, deserving … Continue reading →

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Tracy Chevalier on Cora Sandel

Posted on 4th August 2016 by Nick Kent

  ‘I read her masterpiece, the Alberta trilogy, with growing admiration for her psychological acuity and her clear, uncluttered prose. She is a breath of fresh northern air  …’ writes Tracy Chevalier (Girl with a Pearl Earring) in her introduction to … Continue reading →

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An extract from Alberta and Jacob by Cora Sandel

Posted on 1st August 2016 by Nick Kent

Women in Translation First published in English in 1962, Cora Sandel’s trilogy of Alberta novels, have sadly fallen into obscurity. They are classics in every sense of the word, deserving of a much wider English readership. Read them and fall … Continue reading →

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