On March 23, 2021 Margaret S. introduced the club to the works of Lloyd David Jones, a contemporary New Zealand author. Jone’s novel “Mister Pip” was the recipient of a Commonwealth Writer’s prize and was short-listed for the Booker Prize.

Margaret demonstrated how Mr. Jones sees people in a different lens, sensitive to the complexity of human relationships. She discussed “Mister Pip”, “Paint Your Wife”, short stories from “The Man in the Shed”, and his memoir “A History of Silence”. Her emphasis on Jones’s ability to hear silence made me want to discover more about his work.

If you want to learn more, a summary of Margaret’s presentation can be found here: http://calgarywomensliteraryclub.com/lloyd-david-jones/

Shawna M.