Rope: a Tale Told in Prose and Verse

by Louise Carson

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2011

About the author

Born in Montreal and raised in Hudson, Quebec, Louise Carson studied music in Montreal and Toronto, played jazz piano and sang in the chorus of the Canadian Opera Company. Carson has published five books: Rope, a blend of poetry and prose set in eighteenth century Scotland; Mermaid Road, a lyrical novella; A Clearing, a collection of poetry; Executor, a mystery set in China and Toronto; and The Cat Among Us. A sixth book, The Cat Vanishes, is to appear in October 2018.
Her poems appear in literary magazines, chapbooks and anthologies from coast to coast, including The Best Canadian Poetry 2013. She's been short-listed in FreeFall Magazine's annual contest three times and won a Manitoba Magazine Award. She's presented her work in many public forums, including Hudson's Storyfest 2015, and in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Saskatoon, Kingston and New York City.
She lives in St-Lazare, Quebec, where she writes, teaches music and gardens.

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Beautiful hand-bound book that tells the haunting story of Deasel Widdy, born at his mother's hanging, who is then raised by the hangman and eventually becomes a hangman himself.

[Lori Pickering · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very unique story, like nothing I have ever read before. Loved it!