Barbara Gowdy Books in Order

Barbara Gowdy is a celebrated author of seven books, including Helpless, The Romantic, The White Bone, Mister Sandman, We So Seldom Look on Love, and Falling Angels. Her work has garnered widespread international acclaim, earning her multiple award nominations and wins. A three-time finalist for The Governor General’s Award, Gowdy has also been shortlisted for The Scotia Bank Giller Prize, The Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize, and The Commonwealth Writers’ Prize. She is the recipient of the Marian Engel Award and The Trillium Book Prize, and has been longlisted for The Man Booker Prize. Critics have lauded Gowdy as a "miraculous writer" and a "terrific literary realist" who defies convention with her innovative storytelling methods. Born in Windsor, Ontario, Gowdy currently resides in Toronto.