BC BookWorld – Spring 2010 cover article and review by Joan Givner “Vanessa Winn’s debut novel explores pride and prejudice in Victoria… [and] recalls the familiar opening of a novel by Jane Austen… [Winn] deftly weaves together history and fiction to form an informative and engrossing story… The book conveys a vivid sense of the …
LibraryThing.com Review
Reader Review on LibraryThing.com “Winn has crafted a highly readable and enjoyable recreation of the people and events that have shaped Victoria and British Columbia’s history.” Read the full review…
Coquitlam Public Library Review
Coquitlam Public Library – Review by Deborah “If you have ever wondered about the lives of women in early British Columbia, this is the book for you! The Chief Factor’s Daughter is a recreation of the lives of real people living in 1850s Victoria… Margaret is a charming, intelligent narrator, who introduces us to the …
January Magazine Review
January Magazine – Review by Linda L. Richards “…the rhythms of the lives of Winn’s characters sweep you along, if you let them. Winn has worked closely with history and it shows. Her detail has a rich and authentic feel… The Chief Factor’s Daughter is a quiet, elegant book. It deals with an important piece …
Storycircle Book Reviews
Storycircle Book Reviews – Review by Sharon Wildwind “This is a novel of marriage and manners, in the style of Jane Austen, set in an intricate and fascinating social background where, after almost two hundred years, the HBC monopoly is yielding to the English-led settlement of Victoria. The prose is restrained and a little old-fashioned, …
Overleaf Bookshop, March 5th 2011, Reading, Victoria BC
Saturday, March 5th, 1:30 pm Overleaf Café-Bookshop 1105 Pandora Avenue Book Reading
Oak Bay Library, October 30th 2010 Reading
Saturday, October 30th, 1:00 PM Oak Bay Branch, Victoria Public Library, Victoria, BC Reading and signing Poster PDF
Tango Panopticon
ReLit Awards nomination
The Chief Factor’s Daughter was longlisted for the ReLit Awards. therelitawards.blogspot.com/2010/08/2010-relit-longlist.html
St. John the Divine Anglican Church, July 25th 2010, Reading
Sunday, July 25th ’10, 12 pm, Point Ellice Historic House and Gardens, Victoria, BC 150 year anniversary of St. John the Divine Anglican Church Book reading and signing