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Carol Shields
Carol Shields with husband Donald Shields
Carol Shields at home in Victoria,
B.C.
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Born in Chicago, Carol Shields
has lived in Canada since 1957. While studying in England
she met her husband Donald, a Canadian, and it was the beginning
of a love story that has spanned over 40 years. Her husband
and five children are the cornerstone of her life and their
reflections are a major part of the Life & Times of Carol
Shields. While raising her family in Winnipeg, Shields noticed
that there weren't many novels about women and their lives
- she began writing them, and the novels established her as
a major figure on the Canadian literary scene. In the documentary,
Shields is seen in her ordered domestic life, writing at her
computer, shopping, cooking, and enjoying the fruits of literary
success - interviews, theatre openings, awards. Among those
who comment on Carol Shields and her work are Margaret Atwood,
agent Christopher Potter, theatre critic Richard Ouzounian,
and CBC Radio's Eleanor Wachtel.
Life & Times of Carol Shields ends in Victoria
as the writer and her husband begin a new life, refugees from
Winnipeg's harsh winters. And, as she reflects on her illness
and the possibility that her time is limited, she continues
working on a new novel. She always maintains her characteristic
sense of hope.
Original Air Date - March 27, 2001
Carol Shields died July 16, 2003 after a long
battle with breast cancer. She was 68.
Links
Pulitzer
Prize winner Carol Shields dies: CBC.ca
In
depth: Carol Shields: CBC.ca
An
interview with Carol Shields: CBC Archives
Pulitzer
Prize winner: Carol Shields
Author
Profile from Canadian Literture Online
Unless
by Carol Shields from Salon.com
Article
from Guardian Unlimited
(Note: CBC does not endorse the content of external
sites)
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