Author, Ami McKay at Village Sound Studios in Halifax recording a practice take for the audiobook version of her memoir: Daughter of Family G.
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From Ami: "I spent my 49th year chasing after stories from my family tree and writing through my hopes and fears. Chapter One—"Not Yet" begins with my birthday and an annual mental accounting of my family's long history with cancer. So far I've been lucky and cancer hasn't come calling, but the older I get the more I feel as if I'm on borrowed time.The average age of onset for Lynch syndrome cancers in my family is 46."
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DAUGHTER OF FAMILY G: a MEMOIR OF CANCER GENES, LOVE and FATE will be published by Knopf Canada, September 24, 2019.
(In hardcover, ebook, and audiobook formats.)
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To PRE-ORDER, please visit the following online retailers:
Amazon: https://tinyurl.com/y26qovu2
Chapters Indigo: https://tinyurl.com/y29grmyc
Or your favourite local bookseller.
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For a full description of the book, visit the following page:
http://amimckay.com/memoir/
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Many thanks to Luke Batiot at Village Sound Studios for the video sneak peek. http://villagesound.ca
In this episode of Great Canadian Books, Olympic medalist Silken Laumann (rowing) presents The Birth House by Ami MacKay. Laumann is articulate and knowledgeable as she gracefully brings us into the world of The Birth House, a gripping tale about a midwife in rural Nova Scotia. Additionally, she speaks about the importance of literature in her life. This episode features drawings and animations by Eric Cator, cinematography by John Marsonet, and a soundtrack by Larry Cohen.
Produced by Michael Glassbourg .
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