Laura Salverson
| Laura Salverson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Laura Goodman December 9, 1890 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died |
July 13, 1970 (aged 79) Toronto, Ontario |
| Genre | Novel |
Laura Goodman Salverson (née Goodman) (December 9, 1890 – July 13, 1970) was a Canadian author.[1]
She was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba,[1] the daughter of Lárus Guðmundsson and Ingibjörg Guðmundsdóttir who immigrated to Winnipeg in 1887 from Grundir in Bolungarvík, Iceland. She married George Salverson in 1913.
Selected bibliography
- The Viking Heart (1923)
- When Sparrows Fall (1925)
- Wayside Gleams (1925)
- Land of the Silver Dragons (1927)
- The Dark Weaver: Against the Sombre Background of the Old Generations Flame the Scarlet Banners of the New (1937), winner of a 1937 Governor General's Award
- Confessions of an Immigrant’s Daughter (1939), winner of a 1939 Governor General's Award
- Immortal Rock: The Saga of the Kensington Stone (1954), winner of the 1954 Ryerson Fiction Award
References
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