Roy MacSkimming (Reading & Signing)
Thursday Sep 27 2007 7:00 pm, Saskatoon, Art Alcove

MacDonald

In the grand literary tradition of Gore Vidal’s novels about American political history, Roy MacSkimming has conjured an extraordinary novelistic recreation of the last days of Canada’s indomitable first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.

Narrated by his private secretary, Joseph Pope, Macdonald opens with stirring scenes of Sir John fighting his last great election battle on issues that uncannily echo our national concerns today. The year is 1891, and there is a very real fear of absorption by the United States. Meanwhile a political scandal in Quebec threatens to topple his government.

Featuring a memorable cast of characters ranging from President Ulysses S. Grant, Louis Riel and Sir Wilfrid Laurier to Sir John’s feisty second wife, Lady Agnes Macdonald, and convincingly grounded in the political and personal passions of the day, Macdonald delivers an exciting portrayal of a young emerging nation and the fascinating life of our country's first Prime Minister.

Roy MacSkimming is an author, critic, publishing industry analyst and former publisher. He is married, with two sons, and lives in the country near Perth, Ontario.

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