Constance Beresford-Howe
Constance Beresford-Howe (10 November 1922 – 20 January 2016) was a Canadian novelist.[1]
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.[2] She taught English literature and creative writing at McGill in Montreal and Ryerson University in Toronto until her retirement in 1988.[3]
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.[4]
Two of Beresford-Howe’s novels, A Population of One and The Marriage Bed, were made into films by the CBC.[5]
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
- ^ "Beresford-Howe, Constance Elizabeth (Pressnell) Educator, Author, Lover of Literature". The Globe and Mail. 23 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ Rose, M. Constance Beresford-Howe Biography. Retrieved from http://www.jrank.org
- ^ Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Canadian Encyclopedia
- ^ Rose, M. Constance Beresford-Howe Biography. Retrieved from http://www.jrank.org