of a feather historical far more overtly political than

far more overtly political than most of Canada's younger novelists

” — Colin McAdam

close-up views of MacDonald’s working methods reveal the texture of his brushstrokes and the characteristic ways he layered and mixed his paint

including the studios of Edmund Alleyn

of a feather historical far more overtly political thanof a feather is the third book in a trilogy that includes Ova Aves and Icarus, Falling of Birds. Conceived as a tribute to the teacher, naturalist, and ornithologist Gay Hansen Holownias late partner and Thurstons long time friend, the collection combines Thaddeus Holownias photography of bird feathers with the poetry of Harry Thurston. Taken individually, the photographs and poems are magnificent in their detail and poise, but together they show how