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Irish immigrant Kate Coffey reads her way across Canada

Name: Kate Coffey Occupation: International development As a newly arrived immigrant from Ireland in 1997, I journeyed by train from Halifax to Prince Rupert for a few weeks, reading local authors at every stop.
Kate Coffey in Sri Lanka
Kate Coffey is on leave from her life on Bowen Island and mentoring small businesses in Sri Lanka.

Name: Kate Coffey

Occupation: International development

As a newly arrived immigrant from Ireland in 1997, I journeyed by train from Halifax to Prince Rupert for a few weeks, reading local authors at every stop. It was a sure-fire way to understand the uniqueness of each place and embrace what it is to be a Canadian.

Some of the books that I read were…

  • The Leaving by Budge Wilson
  • The Hockey Sweater by Roch Carrier
  • Son of a Smaller Hero by Mordecai Richler
  • A collection of short stories by Alice Munro
  • A book on the Group of Seven (I can’t remember the name)
  • Where Nests the Water Hen by Gabrielle Roy
  • Spirit Transformed by Roy Henry Vickers