PRAISE FOR THE NOVICE OF HOLLOWAY HALL

“Johnston’s mythic symbolism in [this] Newfoundland novel excavates the province’s past. . . . Vivvy’s witty punning and ironic commentary give the book its primary zing.” —Winnipeg Free Press


PRAISE FOR WAYNE JOHNSTON

“If St. John’s looms large in the Canadian literary psyche, this is due in no small measure to the novels of Wayne Johnston, a native of Newfoundland’s capital city and one of its most diligent chroniclers.” —Quill & Quire

“[Johnston is] a literary giant who has god-given talent.” —Will Ferguson, The Globe and Mail

“Wayne Johnston spins wonderful stories; he is a gather-you-round-and-I-will-enchant-you raconteur. . . . [His] fiction is subtle, his passion understated, his humour underpinned by tragedy. All of his work, superbly written, is a powerful combination of insight, talent and revelation. It is made to endure.” —Writers’ Trust Engel/Findley Award jury citation (David Bergen, Joan Clark and Miriam Toews)

"Wayne Johnston is a brilliant and accomplished writer and his Newfoundland boots and boats, rough politics and rough country, history and journalism is vivid and sharp." —Annie Proulx

"Unlike most recent bestselling novels that are remembered for the plane flight and then promptly forgotten, Wayne's stories have characters who move in and take up permanent residence." —Mary Walsh

"His books are beautifully written, among the funniest I've ever read, yet somehow at the same time among the most poignant and moving." —Annie Dillard