SILVER MEDAL WINNER * 2022/2023 * Reader Views Literary Awards

Wry observations on friendship, the fragility of love and survival, and the unfathomable scope of human behaviour in a collection of poems, short stories, a play, and a song. Included in the ensemble is the tale of a WW2 bomber crew's daring escape; a complicated romance in a retirement residence; and, the youthful lament of a tangled friendship. The Exact Likeness of Living Persons swings from the laughable and ironic, to the deadly serious, much like life itself.

Reviews

"... well constructed, clever, with very good endings." Whistler Independent Book Awards

“The Exact Likeness of Living Persons by Margaret J. McMaster is a discovery of a treasure hidden within words. A treasure found in small simple experiences which we can all find in our own memories. But make no mistake, the treasure found is priceless and will remain forever valuable in all readers’ hearts. A must have five star book to re-visit often when we need to reconnect with our humanity." Susan Voliante for Reader Views

"LOVED it. A fine compilation; a good play; beautiful art and poetry." Lally Cadeau, actress

"Margaret J. McMaster is aware of the darkness that threads through all our lives. There is light, too – and humour – but she refuses to look away from the difficulties, the obstacles, the hard truths. Her poems and prose compel us to focus, to pay attention, to look below the surface of things." Paul Nicholas Mason, author of The Rogue Wave and The Night Drummer

Paperback Details

Publisher: ‎ Mansbridge Dunn Publishers

Publication date: ‎ October 31, 2022

Language: ‎ English

Print length: ‎ 240 pages

ISBN-10: ‎ 1777170354

ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1777170356

Item weight: ‎ 1.05 kg

Dimensions: ‎ 13.97 x 1.52 x 20.96 cm

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