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Céline La Frenière

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in Canada

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http://www.glastontown.co.uk

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Fiction, Thriller

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In her youth French and Québecois literature influenced Céline most, w ...more

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Céline grew up in a crowded tenement in Montreal. Her neighbourhood may have been in a rough area, but the sense of community was very strong. At the age of 16, her life suddenly took an unexpected turn. Her charming but elusive father, a small-time gambler, got into trouble and had to relocate the family to a remote place in the far north of British Columbia in Canada, 3,000 miles away. During the long train ride that took her across the country to her new fate, Céline had plenty of time to reflect. Overnight, her academic ambitions were dashed. After losing her home, her friends, her French language and culture, she had to start all over again. This involved learning a new language, English, and reluctantly adapting to a wholly different ...more

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How did you decide on Glaston Town as a subject for a novel?

Céline La Frenière Glaston Town is a story I have more or less lived through. From the time I grew up in Montreal, and lived and worked in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Lon…moreGlaston Town is a story I have more or less lived through. From the time I grew up in Montreal, and lived and worked in Vancouver, Los Angeles and London, I always preferred deprived, colourful neighbourhoods over wealthier environments. It is their close-knit communities that attracted me to them. Besides, there’s something real about people who struggle to make ends meet or live on the margin.

There is a murder in this book. I didn't start out to write a murder mystery. By the time the crime takes place, the readers know the victim and the suspects intimately.

My initial purpose was to write the Solitary Kingfisher as a short novel.
It is the story of an odd boy who is grappling to find his identity in the rough neighbourhood where he lives with his single mother. Once I completed it, however, my characters would not let me go. They wanted to take me on a longer journey. So I kept on writing. The second book, The Rebels forced me to change gear. Whereas the first book saw outsiders as enemies, the Rebels took on a different quality. The enemies were within and leading to a savage murder. The third book, Unfinished Business becomes of whodunit. In the end, all three books were consolidated.
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How do you deal with writer’s block?

Céline La Frenière I usually take a break and do a good deed. It could be visiting an elderly person in a Care Home or taking out an unfortunate or recently widowed frie…moreI usually take a break and do a good deed. It could be visiting an elderly person in a Care Home or taking out an unfortunate or recently widowed friend for lunch or simply help a sick neighbour with shopping or some such task. It took me a lifetime to learn that even the simplest soul might have the key to unlocking that writer’s block.(less)

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“Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you. - Peter Dinklage”
― Céline La Frenière

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“The most intense joy, lies not in the having,
but in the desire,
Delight that never fades, bliss that is eternal,
Is only your, when what you most desire, is just out of reach...Anthony Hopkins, from the movie Shadowlands, where he plays C.S. Lewis”
― C.S. Lewis

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“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.”
― Federico García Lorca, Blood Wedding and Yerma

tags: desire, punishment, unrequited-love

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“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson

tags: life

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“When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra

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“There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, 'All right, then, have it your way.”
― C.S. Lewis, The Great Divorce

tags: done, god, two

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Apr 22, 2022 02:02PM

Apologies from Céline.
The quote above: “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
― it should be credited to George R.R. Martin, not Peter Dinklage.
I have tried to edit but for some reason, I am not able to do so.

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