Will The Real Nation Builders Please Stand Up

by P. J. Stewert-Hovey

Five Canadian women share their joys, sorrows and challenges as they struggle to survive and raise families. The women, born pre WWII, each from a different region of Canada--east coast, middle Canada, prairies, west coast and arctic--did whatever had to be done to support the family. One woman, abandoned, raises five children on her own. A second women supports ailing parents and a sick child not knowing if her husband is dead or a prisoner and then travels to a place called Canada--she had no idea where it was. A third tells of the struggle for survival in farming on the Prairies; another tells her story of life in England and then in Canada. The fifth tells of a nomadic life in the Arctic. All five women share photos with the reader.

Author: p j stewart-hovey was born in New Brunswick, Canada where she taught school for 25 years and raised three sons. She completed an undergraduate degree in Education during these years. She completed a Masters in Education at St. Mary's University in 1989 where research revealed facts for her suspicion that our society does not deliver gender equality. During this time, she began to pursue her love of writing. She has been interviewing Canadian women and recording their life stories since 1994. In 1995, she, her spouse and her beloved cat, Sebastienne, moved to northern British Columbia where they lived until 1999. Presently, she lives in Lantzville, Vancouver Island and continues to pursue the craft of writing. "The reply to my query to each woman for her story: 'Who would want to read about me? ' Each small act to promote self-worth in woman may make life easier for the next generation."

Price: 17.95$C tax included