Pope and Her Lady

Overview

Presented in a stark dystopian setting, this extraordinary novella follows a lesbian couple on their journeys through the nightmarish reality of the disenfranchised. Peppered with Scottish slang and populated with a wide range of misfits, this book empowers the protagonists living on Glasgow’s grim streets and offers a strong feminist perspective.

Reviews

“[Rooke] demonstrates that he is simply not like any other writer out there . . . . Often, out of the darkest and most moribund situation, he wrestles a startling and uncanny beauty.”  —Douglas Glover, Globe and Mail

Author Biography

Leon Rooke is a short-story writer, novelist, and playwright. He is a former creative writing professor at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and the author numerous books, including The Beautiful Wife, A Good Baby, The Last Shot, and Shakespeare’s Dog. He is the recipient of the Canada-Australia Literary Prize and the Governor General's Award. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.