|
It was kind of like waving a red flag in
front of a bull… So if you’re looking for a
book that steers clear of the testosterone-soaked
swampland that most Canadian history books tend to get
mired in, you’ve found it. Canuck Chicks and Maple
Leaf Mamas is the ultimate girly romp: a book that takes
you on a wild and wonderful ride while giving you the
plain unvarnished truth about what it’s really like
growing up female in the Great White North.
You’ll find out what women were
wearing underneath their fancy dresses in Victorian
Canada, what steamy fantasies women novelists chose to
explore between the covers in generations past, and what
everyday Canuck Chicks like you and me were douching
with on the eve of the sexual revolution. (Think Lysol.) |
Who’s In, Who’s Out
As you can imagine, the most challenging
aspect of writing this book was deciding who and what to
include and who and what to leave out. After all, had I
chosen to mention every single milestone moment in the
lives of Canadian women, I would have ended up with a
set of encyclopedias rather than a book. As it was, my
publisher ended up with a manuscript that was 50 percent
bigger than the book I had been contracted to write: it’s
a testament to her commitment to Canadian pop culture
that she decided to run with the book "as is"
rather than forcing me to bid farewell to a lot of
terrific material on the cutting room floor.
The result is the book you’re holding
in your hands—an estrogen-powered hot pink Harley that
will take you on a one-of-a-kind journey down the
backroads of Canadian history and pop culture. Hope you
enjoy the ride…
|
