REVIEWERS' COMMENTS

Violet Nesdoly

Schemenauer's narratives are full of the colours, smells, sounds, and sensations of the varied Canadian landscapes these tales inhabit.

Asked where she found them, she said, “I love history and I love research. I collected the information over many years. Have big files of it.” Lucky for us, she has distilled those big files into a very readable 248 pages.

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Lloyd Jeck

The author portrays rugged and remote as well as more urban scenes in such vivid word pictures that the reader may experience a feeling of actually being a part of the image.

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Reg Quist

In this tamed, homogenized and dependent world, there are so few ‘characters’ left. The author does well to grab these old ‘character’-generated stories before they are lost to memory.

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Janet Sketchley

Stories are told in an accessible and engaging tone, making YesterCanada an ideal book for adults and young adults alike. It would also be a good choice for reading aloud to older children, to cultivate an interest in the lesser-known details of Canadian history.

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Slavomir Almajan

YesterCanada comes, at least for me, as a surprise that shattered all my reservations regarding short fictionalized history stories. Sometimes this kind of stories come as a cover-up for poorly researched facts. YesterCanada is a real deal...a heart's response to so many old stories and legends of this land. It is a master's touch throughout every story and legend that brings to life the characters and the things that you never thought could breathe again.

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