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Sheila Peters

Goodreads Author

Born

Powell River, Canada

Website

http://www.sheilapeters.com

Genre

Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction

Influences

The short stories of Alice Munro, the novels of Michael Ondaatje, Barb ...more

Member Since

May 2012

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Born in the coastal BC town of Powell River, Sheila Peters moved inland to the mountains near Smithers in northwestern BC over 40 years ago. She married and raised two sons while working as a journalist, weaver, college instructor, environmental and human rights activist. She and her husband have recently returned to live in Powell River.

Her work has appeared in several Canadian literary journals, including Event, Prairie Fire, Grain, The Malahat Review, and Descant.

Creekstone Press published her first book, Canyon Creek: A Script in 1998 and Beach Holme Press in Vancouver published Tending the Remnant Damage, a collection of linked short stories, in 2001. The weather from the west came out in 2007 and The Taste of Ashes, a novel, was publi ...more

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Sheila Peters's Blog

On reading, for Mother’s Day

My mother taught hundreds of children to read, her own favourite pastime, over her long career as a Grade One teacher. She instilled that love in all three of her children. Just yesterday I mentioned to a friend the oddity of meeting someone who didn’t read at all for pleasure. We looked at each other in amazement. “What do they do?” we both wondered.

Since Mom is no longer here to thank once a

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Average rating: 4.0 · 49 ratings · 8 reviews · 20 distinct works

	The Taste of Ashes 3.94 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shafted A Mystery 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tending the Remnant Damage 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2001 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Canyon Creek: A script 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1998	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Weather from the West really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2007	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Intentional Play: A Practical Guide to Internalizing and Implementing Communication Concepts 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bathymetry of Lax Kwaxl 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	2022 Planner: Classic Tractor: Vintage Tractor Enthusiast: Weekly Diary for the New Year - January to December 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lessons of Life at Adam's Gate 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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