Old Man on His Back : Portrait of a Prairie Landscape

BUTALA, Sharon

HarperCollins Publishers Canada, Limited

In 1961, a country singer named Johnny Cash picked her as his 'Girl in Saskatoon' and sang to her in front of a home-town crowd. A few months later she was murdered. The author was a friend of the murdered girl.

The Girl in Saskatoon: A Meditation on Friendship, Memory and Murder

Biographies & Memoirs

True Crime

Phyllis Bruce Books

WHAT DOES IT MEAN to be a Westerner? What is the Western experience and, by extension, what makes up the Western soul? In Lilac Moon, Sharon Butala inspires, delights and challenges us to think about the West in fresh ways. Beginning with a day in the life of the real West, she transports us to her Saskatchewan ranch, where a soft lilac moon lights the vast rolling landscape. Then, in a series of wide-ranging chapters that ponder the question "What makes a Westerner?" she considers the myths, the history, the peoples of the three prairie provinces.
From the pioneer past to Western stereotypes, from racial and ethnic inequalities to party politics, from rural myths to urban realities, Lilac Moon effortlessly interweaves strands of history, family, politics and culture. Butala’s intense personal connection -- her blended English/French roots run five generations deep in the Western landscape -- and her elegant style combine to create a book rich in insight and an abiding love for the vast region she knows so well.
Published on the centennial anniversary of the entry of Alberta and Saskatchewan into Confederation, this is a book not just for Westerners, but for all Canadians who want to know -- and understand -- one of the seminal dreams of our nation.

Lilac Moon

History

Americas

The fourth archangel: Sharon Butala

Harpercollins

Always aware of the spiritual and the mysterious that hover on the verge of all experience, Butala's highly acclaimed memoir of how she left a promising academic career to live as a rancher's wife in a desolate part of Saskatchewan paints a portrait that tells of the abundance of the Canadian landscape, as well as its harshness and social limitations.

The perfection of the morning: An apprenticeship in nature

Asia

In 1985, Sharon Butala’s first collection of short stories, Queen of the Headaches, was nominated for a Governor General’s Award. Her second, Fever, won the 1992 Authors Award for Paperback Fiction and was nominated for a Commonwealth Award. The publication of Real Life, her newest collection, once again shows she is a master of the genre. 
Real Life contains ten perfectly formed stories, singular moments of emotional intensity about the inner lives we all share. In “Light,” a woman whose sister is dying an agonizing death from cancer finds a compelling attraction to the stories of Holocaust survivors.In “Real Life,” Raine, a middle-aged divorced woman, runs into her former husbandand the still-sharp pain of an affair that changed the course of their lives. “Keeping House” tells of a daughter’s impending divorce, forcing her mother to re-examine her own abusive first marriage. Each story presents the moments of “real life” that all of us experience, stripping away defenses to reveal truths of pain, joy, anger, fear, or hope.

Real Life

Literature & Fiction

Sharon Butala knows that we are all searching, reaching for ways to nurture our soul, define our inner selves and connect with the natural world. In her No. 1 national bestseller, The Perfection of the Morning -- which has been shortlisted for a Governor General's Award and three Saskatchewan Book Awards -- she shared her deeply moving, intimate journey through her inner and outer landscapes. Now she offers wisdom, hope and inspiration for what she calls "soul-building."
 Coyote's Morning Cry is a series of meditations on the meaning of everyday life; the importance of being true to oneself; the inexorable connection between body and soul; the often intangible significance of dreams; and the value of communion with Nature. 
 Remarkable for its understanding and written in Sharon Butala's scrupulously honest, luminous style, Coyote's Morning Cry is a beautiful book to read and to give to others, perfect for nature lovers and those seeking inspiration in the simplicity of everyday life.

Coyote's morning cry: Meditations & dreams from a life in nature

HarperCollins, Publishers

Perfection of the Morning an Apprenticeship in Nature

Self-Help

Personal Transformation

Like its phenomenally popular predecessor, The Perfection of the Morning, Wild Stone Heart has once again touched a chord with Canadian readers, becoming another #1 bestseller.It's no wonder -- this resonant and deeply moving exploration of a seemingly ordinary field in southwest Saskatchewan is at once an ancient mystery, a lyrical journey between past and present, a fascinating lesson in natural history, and a woman's intimate search for her own place in the world. With every book, Butala delicately carves new and uncharted spiritual geography.Wild Stone Heart is no exception, a classic work that will appeal to all of her many fans.

Wild Stone Heart

Religion & Spirituality

Phyllis Bruce Books Perennial

Old Man On His Back

Arts & Photography

Milne, Courtney

Photography & Video

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