At first she is rightfully regarded with scepticism, for the tenseand insecure Noreen turns the lives of all those she encounters upside down. Refreshingly, lyrically and with illuminating irony she tells the story of Noreen’s arrival in the small village of Pembina Lake the seventeen year old arrives on a summer night in her boyfriend’s truck, with a handful of stolen dollars, a baby in her womb, and a broken heart.
Martha Brooks’ most recent work, “True Confessions of a Heartless Girl”, published in 2002, is a novel for young adults and was awarded numerous prizes, including the Governor General’s Award (2002). Besides translations of her books into Italian, Japanese, French and Danish, two of her works, “Two Moons in August” (1991) and “Travelling into the Light” (1994) have been translated into German and were published in 2000. In the following years, besides publishing further short stories and novels including “Bone Dance” (1997) and “Being with Henry” (1999) she also wrote dramas, including the prize-winning children’s play “Andrew’s Tree” (1996). The stories are about love and grief, about goodbyes and new beginnings and they always involve the courage to accept loss and to open up to new people and opportunities.īrooks was first successful in 1988 with a collection of short stories, “Paradise Café and Other Stories”, which received numerous awards. The energy is all in the internal workings of the character and the external workings of the place.” Her goal is to make stories authentic, and it is exactly this that distinguishes Martha Brooks’ texts: strong, well defined characters who have reached a turning point in their lives. When asked about her personal style of narration, she has said, “Each book takes me where I never expected to go.
Martha Brooks was born in 1944 in Ninette, Manitoba and she is considered one of the most important authors of youth literature.
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