Herizons breathless after reading Fences in Breathing

In a fall 2008 Herizons review, legendary Quebec writer Nicole Brossard declared:

'Belonging to the feminine gender requires that you learn to identify the philosophical or social lie that's taking away your energy and positive image of yourself. Girls have to learn very early to become their own subject of interest ... to become aware of the world, of differences, and of ... potential creative energy.'

Brossard's creative splendour is rendered full force in Fences in Breathing (translated from the French by Susanne de Lotbiniere-Harwood). The complex but ultimately spellbinding saga entails a writer's soujourn at the swiss chateau of a veteran publisher. Working on a novel in a language not her own, the protagonist gives voice to characters that, in a turn redolent of the cinematic genius of Alfred Hitchcock or the magical realism of Alice Walker, rise from the page to take on narratives of their own ...

... Fences in Breathing showcases Brossard's daring and imagination as an author who fearlessly challenges readers to ascend to her heights.