Joan Barfoot [SEP] educated at
a degree in English from the University of Western Ontario in 1969. She worked as a reporter and editor for various newspapers in Ontario including the "Windsor Star", the "Toronto Sun" and the "London Free Press". As a child, while she and her mother watched a squirrel in their back yard from their kitchen, her mother told Barfoot to tell her the squirrel's story and she'd write it down. Barfoot doesn't remember the story but remembers her delight when her mother read the story back
Joan Barfoot
Joan Louise Barfoot (born May 17, 1946) is a Canadian novelist. She has published 11 novels, including "Luck" (2005), which was a nominee for the 2005 Scotiabank Giller Prize, and "Critical Injuries" (2001), which was longlisted for the 2002 Man Booker Prize. Her latest novel, "Exit Lines", was published in 2009.
Life and career.
Joan Barfoot was born on May 17, 1946 in Owen Sound, Ontario, and graduated with