Nuclear Family

Jean Van Loon's father was a metallurgist in an Ottawa lab that contributed to the Manhattan Project. Unbeknownst even to the family, her mother worked for Canada's Cold War intelligence service. Rooted in memory and history, Loon carries the reader into the sense of impending nuclear doom and the material wealth that shaped the poet's childhood.

About the author

Jean Van Loon is an Ottawa-based writer of fiction and poetry, whose first poetry collection, Building on River, was a finalist for the Ottawa Book Award.

Summary

Jean Van Loon’s father was a metallurgist in an Ottawa lab that contributed to the Manhattan Project. Unbeknownst even to the family, her mother worked for Canada’s Cold War intelligence service. Rooted in memory and history, Loon carries the reader into the sense of impending nuclear doom and the material wealth that shaped the poet’s childhood.

Product details

• Authors: Jean van Loon, Jean Van Loon
• Publisher: Mcgill-Queen's University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9780228011156
• ISBN: 978-0-228-01115-6
• No. of pages: 104
• Series: Hugh Maclennan Poetry Series; Hugh MacLennan Poetry
• Subject: Fiction > Poetry, drama