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Tricia Dower

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Rahway, New Jersey, The United States

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http://www.triciadower.com

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Literature & Fiction

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May 2008

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TRICIA DOWER was a business executive before reinventing herself as a writer in 2002. Her debut novel, Stony River, will be published by Penguin Canada in July, 2012. Her short-story collection, Silent Girl (Inanna, 2008), was long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and the George Ryga Award for Social Awareness in Literature. She won first prize for fiction in The Malahat Review’s 2010 Open Season Awards. Her short fiction also has appeared in The New Quarterly, Room of One’s Own, Hemispheres, Cicada, NEO and Big Muddy. A dual citizen of Canada and the United States, Dower lives and writes in Brentwood Bay, BC.

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The Genius Of A&P

In about two months from now Stony River will be in Canadian bookstores. In anticipation I’ve been posting behind-the-scenes glimpses at the book. This entry is about the A&P. Check out the old ads in Flashback.

When I was a child, my grandmother would dispatch me to a small, dim shop that smelled of pickles, a few blocks from her house. There, I’d hand the white apron-clad shopkeeper a list...

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Average rating: 4.22 · 18 ratings · 10 reviews · 2 distinct works

	Silent Girl 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	Stony River 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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Tricia Dower gave to: Stony River by Tricia Dower (Goodreads Author) read in April, 2012	My rating:
My second book, first novel. Just two months away from release. Fingers and toes crossed for a positive reception.
May 25, 2012 09:06pm · see review
Tricia Dower made a comment on Suzanne's review of Stony River "Thanks, Suzanne! "
May 25, 2012 09:00pm · see review
Tricia Dower liked Suzanne's review of Stony River: " A coming-of-age tale that's heavy with tough issues, from domestic abuse to mental illness to incest. Tricia Dower does an excellent job of revealing the darker side of 1950s small-town American life. Full review to come in Quill & Quire. "
May 25, 2012 08:59pm · see review
Tricia Dower liked Denise's review of One Good Hustle: " A friend was kind enough to lend me her advanced reading copy of this novel. She said it was a must-read for me. I'm already a fan of Livingston's writing but I wasn't sure what to expect with this one. I loved it. It's about a young woman, the da... " Read more of this review »
May 24, 2012 09:02am · see review
Tricia Dower marked as to-read: One Good Hustle by Billie Livingston	My rating:
Apr 30, 2012 01:30pm
Tricia Dower made a comment on her review of Stony River "Thanks, Denis! "
Apr 27, 2012 07:51am · see review
Tricia Dower liked Susan Rukeyser's review of Echolocation: " Read Echolocation’s first chapter and you’ll be unable to do anything but devour the entire book immediately. It's a perfectly-crafted opener, and one which sets the tone and pace of the storytelling you’re about to enjoy. Echolocation is a beauti... " Read more of this review »
Apr 09, 2012 03:50pm · see review
Tricia Dower marked as to-read: Malarky by Anakana Schofield (Goodreads Author)	My rating:
Apr 08, 2012 12:31pm
Tricia Dower made a comment on her profile "Savannah wrote: "Tricia, thank you for the friendship." My pleasure! "
Mar 30, 2012 09:08am
Tricia Dower gave to: The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini read in February, 2012	My rating:
I found this book on the shelves of a cottage we rented on Molokai and took advantage of the opportunity to read it. My granddaughter read it for a junior high assignment and just loved it. I think I can see why: it features a young character who exp...more
Mar 04, 2012 08:49pm · see review