Spring 2001

Will Women Save the Earth? A primer on environmental issues; brief history of women environmentalists and Leigh Felesky asks, Do Women See Environmental Issues Differently? Satire by Lyn Cockburn

Will Women Save the Earth? by Leigh Felesky

Will Women Save the Earth?

Sunlight twinkles on the water as waves cover the rocks, then recede, and then engulf them again. The light breeze is fresh and the day welcoming. Surroundings are resort-like, with beaches, green playgrounds and tiny, ivy-covered houses. "Open?" I inquire. "Yes, the water is considered safe to swim in," explains my born-and-raised-in-Toronto companion. "I wouldn't go in there though." Still, many barefoot and water-winged children laugh and play at one end of the beach. "Mommy, watch this!" screams a girl with a shiny blue ball.

The Blind Assassin

Spring 2001

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Author:

Margaret Atwood

Review by:

Irene D'Souza

When Margaret Atwood writes, the entire world reads. Not withstanding the one negative review (The New York Times Book Review, no less, which in itself was a news item), Atwood went on to win the prestigious Booker Prize for 2000. True to Atwoodian form, in this, her tenth novel, she takes her readers on roads less travelled. For instance, the title. It is coy and understated-perhaps an oxymoron, a blind assassin? And with that, the reader is hooked, trying to decipher the intricate layers that follow.