Constance Beresford-Howe

Constance Beresford-Howe (born November 10, 1922) is a Canadian novelist.

Life and career

Constance Beresford-Howe was born in 1922 in Montreal and graduated from McGill University with an BA and MA, and from Brown University, where she completed a Ph.D. in 1950. ^[1] She taught English literature and creative writing at McGill in Montreal and Ryerson University in Toronto until her retirement in 1988. ^[2]

Beresford-Howe published ten novels between 1946 and 1991. The Book of Eve (1973), her best-known novel, tells the story of a 65-year-old woman who leaves her demanding husband for the freedom to live the way she wants. The stage version, Eve, by Larry Fineberg, premiered at the Stratford Festival in 1976. ^[3]

Two of Beresford-Howe’s novels, A Population of One and The Marriage Bed, were made into films by the CBC. ^[4]

Bibliography

Novels

• The Unreasoning Heart (1946)
• Of This Day’s Journey (1947)
• The Invisible Gate (1949)
• Lady Greensleeves (1955)
• The Book of Eve (1973)
• A Population of One (1976)
• The Marriage Bed (1981)
• Night Studies (1985)
• Prospero’s Daughter (1988)
• A Serious Widow (1991)

References

1. ^ Rose, M. Constance Beresford-Howe Biography. Retrieved from http://www.jrank.org
2. ^ Canadian Encyclopedia
3. ^ Canadian Encyclopedia
4. ^ Rose, M. Constance Beresford-Howe Biography. Retrieved from http://www.jrank.org

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