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2 unusual facts about Carol Shields


Anne Giardini

Anne Giardini is a lawyer, author, and the eldest daughter of late Canadian novelist Carol Shields.

Carol Shields

A Fairly Conventional Woman, 1982 (Later published as a joint edition with Happenstance as Happenstance.


Lieutenant Governor's Award for Literary Excellence

Led by the late Carol Shields, a group of respected BC writers met with the current Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, the Honourable Iona Campagnolo to initiate a special provincial literary arts award.

Pat Lowther

Lowther's life and death have served to inspire a number of works, including her daughter Christine Lowther’s first poetry collection, New Power (1999), and the novels Swann: A Mystery (1987) by Carol Shields and Furry Creek by Keith Harrison (1999).


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