Loranne Brown
Loranne Brown (born 1955) is a Canadian writer,[1] most noted for her 1998 novel The Handless Maiden.[2]
Originally from Thunder Bay, Ontario, she lived in Bermuda for a number of years after marrying her husband Lorne, before they returned to Canada in 1989.[3] She is currently based in Langley, British Columbia,[4] where she has been a creative writing instructor at Trinity Western University.[1]
The Handless Maiden, her debut novel, was published in 1998 by Doubleday Canada,[5] The novel centred on Mariah Standhoffer, a young woman whose burgeoning talent as a concert pianist is destroyed when she accidentally shoots off her hand while trying to kill her sexually abusive grandfather in self-defense, but who ultimately triumphs over adversity to become a successful composer.[6] The novel received a number of literary award nominations, including for the Books in Canada First Novel Award,[7] the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize,[8] and the initial longlist for the International Dublin Literary Award.[9]
She has not published any further novels, although she has continued to publish short fiction and poetry in literary magazines.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Brown, Loranne 1955-". Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Beverly Daurio, "Debut novel deserves a big hand Loranne Brown doesn't just get away with using standard fictional riffs; she replenishes, polishes and gilds them into something new and absolutely her own". The Globe and Mail, April 25, 1998.
- ^ Linda Richards, "Loranne Brown: Change One Thing". January Magazine, September 18, 1998.
- ^ "Library welcomes Loranne Brown". Langley Times, November 24, 2004.
- ^ Chuck Erion, "Spring offers a new crop of books". Waterloo Region Record, February 28, 1998.
- ^ Joel Yanofsky, "The Handless Maiden, by Loranne Brown". Quill & Quire, Summer 1998.
- ^ "Highway nominated". National Post, April 1, 1999.
- ^ "B.C. Book Prize nominees named: Veteran writer Jack Hodgins is among the nominees in six categories honouring the best in B.C. books from the past year". Vancouver Sun, April 3, 1999.
- ^ "Canadian writers up for Dublin award". Hamilton Spectator, November 24, 1999.
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