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Bruce W. Bishop

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Bruce W. Bishop was born and raised in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, which is the predominant setting for Unconventional Daughters. He received his post-secondary degrees from Saint Mary’s University (a.k.a. SMU in Halifax) and the Ontario College of Art & Design University (a.k.a. OCAD in Toronto) and began a freelance writing career in 1997.

His articles and photos have appeared in over 100 print and online publications in Canada, the United States, Great Britain, Australia, and Brazil. His contributions to several guidebook publishers included Fodor’s and DK Eyewitness Guides, and he was principal writer for the Michelin Green Guide to Atlantic Canada and authored the Marco Polo Guide to Muskoka. He won the first Cayman Islands Award in
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"𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒘! 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝑱𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒆.

𝐺𝑟𝑜𝑤 𝑢𝑝, 𝑅𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑅𝑎𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑦, 𝑎 𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑙 𝑏𝑦 𝐵𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑒 𝑊. 𝐵𝑖𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑝

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"'Grow Up, Rory Rafferty' is a guided journey into the world of 1979, into the tumultuous world of youth in the urban setting, enriched by the music, social settings, and attitudes that defined the times. It also does not shy away from the darkness of" Read more of this review »
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this family drama set in Harlem in the 1920s. Ms. Osborne skillfully depicts the year and setting, so that the characters come to life for the reader. Grace, the protagonist, is a determined mother who tries valiantly to ...more
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Charles Dickens
“…'Ah me!' said he, 'what might have been is not what is!'
With which commentary on human life, indicating an experience of it not exclusively his own, he made the best of his way to the end of his journey. …”
Charles Dickens, Our Mutual Friend




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