Carol Shields and the Writer-Critic

Carol Shields and the Writer-Critic contributes to the scholarship on life writing and autobiography, literary criticism, and feminist and critical theory.

Brenda Beckman-Long is an assistant professor of English at Briercrest College and Seminary, which is affiliated with the University of Saskatchewan.

"…a valuable contemporary reappraisal, convincingly arguing that for Shields writing is a social and political act…"

Gillian Roberts, University of Nottingham:

"Carol Shields and the Writer-Critic is an intelligent contribution to Shields scholarship, and a rewarding read for students and scholars alike."

Aritha van Herk, Department of English, University of Calgary:

“Carol Shields and the Writer-Critic is a valuable study of Shields’ complex relationship with autobiography, biography, and authorship. Beckman-Long’s interpretations are original, interesting, and persuasive. They open a new door to this writer’s novels.”

Neil Besner, Department of English, University of Winnipeg:

“No-one has argued as coherently and persuasively for a reading of all of Shields’s fiction that traces her development as a writer-critic from its beginning.”