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Her memoir, daughter of family g was named a cbc best book of 2019. Following in the footsteps of the birth house, her powerful debut novel, the virgin cure secures ami mckays place as one of our most beguiling storytellers. Ami mckay born 1968 is a canadian novelist, playwright and journalist mckay was born in rural indiana, but now lives with her husband and two sons on the bay of fundy. She began her writing career as a freelancer for cbc radio. Dora is judah rares daughter, and this happens to be an embarrassing fact. About the author ami mckay has worked as a radio journalist, and her documentary, daughter of family g, won an excellence in journalism medallion at.
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