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About the Author

Heather Birrell: Heather Birrell is the author of the story collection I know you are but what am I?. Her work has been honored with the Journey Prize for short fiction and the Edna Staebler Award for creative non-fiction, and has been shortlisted for a National Magazine Award. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Toronto, where she teaches high school English.

Praise for Mad Hope…

‘This is a beautiful book: funny, whip-smart, compassionate, and gorgeously written. Heather Birrell belongs in the short story pantheon with Alice Munro, Lisa Moore, and Zsuzsi Gartner.’ – Annabel Lyon

‘Birrell has a grand eye for the small detail that is the hallmark of the well-made story.’ – Toronto Star

‘Birrell has the telltale eye for detail that marks a great storyteller.’ – Georgia Straight

‘[I know you are but what am I?] creates little universes that are both vast and intimate ... I will read this book again, and soon; Birrell has a talent matched by few others for tapping the rich details of our experiences.’ – Adam Lewis Schroeder, This magazine