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A poignant, funny correspondence between two generations of fathers about raising their daughters. In this unique book of correspondence, two men from different generations write to each other about the burdens, anxieties, and singular joys of parenthood. Thirty-something Charles Demers and 80-year-old George Bowering are both celebrated authors and the best of friends, and soon both will be the fathers of daughters. The letters begin as Charles and his wife discover they will become parents; he expresses his hopes and fears of impending fatherhood, compounded by his OCD and his own father's illness, while George recalls his own experiences raising a daughter in the 1970s and his own anxieties about bringing a child into a troubled world.Together, their thoughtful, funny, candid missives reveal what fathers know (or don't know) about raising daughters, as well as themselves and each other. Their combined observations make for a passionate, funny and moving portrait of fatherhood in all its imperfect, beautiful glory.

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Confident and amusing, poignant and thoughtful ... Strong undercurrents -- of dread, anxiety, and fear -- contribute the sense that funny episodes aside, parenting isn t for the faint of heart. <i>Macleans</i> A thoughtful, amusing book which should spark a lot of conversations about fathering, daughters, housework and diapers. <i>Vancouver Sun</i>

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George Bowering: George Bowering is a novelist, poet, editor, professor, and historian; at age 80, has written more than 80 books, including poetry, fiction, autobiography, biography, and young-adult fiction. He was the first Poet Laureate of Canada, and has twice won the Governor General's Literary Award in Canada. Charles Demers: Charles Demers is an author, stand-up comedian, and creative writing instructor at the University of British Columbia. His collection of essays, Vancouver Special (Arsenal), was shortlisted for the Hubert Evans Prize for Non-Fiction. As a comedian, he performs regularly for television and radio audiences, and at comedy clubs and festivals.

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