This classic of Canadian art biography, which won the Governor General’s Award for Nonfiction, is a remarkable portrait of one of Canada’s greatest artists.

Emily Carr’s life was filled with tension, between the conventions of society and her own originality, between her relationships with others and her often lonely struggle to overcome obstacles, between happiness and despair. Acclaimed writer and historian Maria Tippett has captured the essence of this complex life, weaving a narrative that is at once sympathetic and penetrating.