Sharon Bala
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- 1979-04-03
- Geschlecht
- female
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- Canada
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- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Wohnorte
- Pickering, Ontario, Canada
St John's, Newfoundland, Canada - Kurzbiographie
- IIn her past lives, she worked in PR, event planning, and enjoyed a brief stint as a British housewife. Today, she earns her bread with words. She's available to write articles and essays, adjudicate competitions, for readings, manuscript evaluations, and editorial aid.
Sharon was born in Dubai, raised in the 905, and now lives in St. John's, Newfoundland with her husband, the mathematician Tom Baird.n 2017, she won the Journey Prize and had a second story long-listed in the anthology. A three-time recipient of Newfoundland and Labrador's Arts and Letters award, she has stories published in Hazlitt, Grain, The Dalhousie Review, Riddle Fence, Room, Prism international, The New Quarterly, Journey Prize 29, and in an anthology called Racket: New Writing From Newfoundland (Breakwater Books, Fall 2015).
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empathizing with some of the characters (although not all). There were sections in the book that described minor characters (such as the ones in prison) that I found a bit stereotypical. Some part of me also wishes the ending was a bit different . Yes - it was a hopeful ending- but being a mother, I felt for the son and would have liked it to have ended differently. This is of course preference and not a criticism of the book. Also - having lived in Tamil Nadu - I enjoyed a lot of the language and descriptions. Overall - I would recommend this book and would like to read future novels by this writer.… (mehr)