I'll Tell You a Secret explained

I'll Tell You a Secret: a Memory of Seven Summers
Author:	Anne Coleman
Country:	Canada
Subject:	Hugh MacLennan
Genre:	non-fiction, memoir^[1]
Publisher:	McClelland & Stewart
Pub Date:	September 7, 2004
Media Type:	Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages:	248 pp.
Isbn:	9780771022784

I'll Tell You a Secret: a Memory of Seven Summers is a non-fiction memoir, written by Canadian writer Anne Coleman, first published in September 2004 by McClelland & Stewart. In the book, the author offers her perspective of Hugh MacLennan, her mentor and well known Canadian literary figure. The voice is described as "uncompromising, perceptive and rich with reflection." Kathryn Wardropper, administrator of the Edna Staebler Award said, "The judges were thrilled with her writing and Edna, herself, was a strong champion of this title."^{[2] [3]}

Awards and honours

I'll Tell You a Secret received the 2005 "Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction".^[2]

See also

• List of Edna Staebler Award recipients

External links

• Goodreads,

Anne Coleman, Author's page, Retrieved November 27, 2012

Notes and References

1. Goodreads, I'll Tell You a Secret, Book review, Retrieved November 27, 2012
2. Faculty of Arts, 2005, Edna Staebler Award, Wilfrid Laurier University, Previous winners, Anne Coleman, Retrieved November 27, 2012
3. Thiessen, Cherie, Telling Tales Out of School, January Magazine, Retrieved 11/272012