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From: Winnipeg Free Press
Date: 20070916
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Conceit

By Mary Novik

Doubleday Canada, 416 pages, $30

Reviewed by Kathryne Kouk

VANCOUVER-BORN Mary Novik's debut novel, Conceit, is an excellent entry into the arena of female-oriented historical fiction.

Novik uses the story of the famous love poet turned priest John Donne as a background for a breathtaking coming-of-age story exploring the themes of love and sensuality in 17th-century England.

Like her sister historical writer Tracy Chevalier in Girl With a Pearl Earring, Novik shows true sensitivity to the art that inspired her.

By combining biography and vivid period detail, and drawing ...

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