Jimmy & James / Past & Present: Historical Fictionīook: www.penguinrandomhouse. But that year, the British Empire abandoned the Julian calendar for the Gregorian, choosing to erase September 3rd -13 th, the very dates of James’ trip.īorn in the UK, Kathleen lives in Montreal after many years in Newfoundland.Īppearing in: 28. The story takes its inspiration from fact – in 1752, Wolfe was granted leave to travel to Paris to study poetry, music and dance. This Fall, Kathleen makes her long-awaited literary return with Lost in September, an inventive re-writing of history that drops General James Wolfe – now Jimmy, a homeless war veteran with PTSD – onto the streets of modern-day Montreal to live out eleven days that were lost to him in 1752. This article examines Annabel, a novel by Canadian author Kathleen Winter, through a decolonial lens infused with a consideration of Native Canadian. Lost in September is a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for fiction Enter the world of Jimmy a tall, red-haired, homeless 30-something ex-soldier, battered by PTSD as he. Her Arctic memoir Boundless was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston and Charles Taylor non-fiction prize. It made many best book lists, and has been published and translated worldwide. Her debut novel Annabel was shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, the Governor General’s Literary Award, the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, the Amazon.ca First Novel Award, and numerous others. Title: Lost In September Format: Hardcover Product dimensions: 304 pages, 9.29 X 6.3 X 1.07 in Shipping dimensions: 304 pages, 9.29 X 6.3 X 1. Kathleen Winter is an acclaimed author of fiction, short fiction, and memoir.

“Winter possesses a rare blend of lyrical brilliance, descriptive power and psychological and philosophical insight.– Kirkus Reviews

Lost in september by kathleen winter