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Pauline Holdstock was born in 1948 in Gravesend, England. She graduated from London University in 1969, then came to Canada in 1974. Holdstock lives in Sidney, British Columbia.

Books by Pauline Holdstock

	1987 The Blackbird's Song (novel)
	1990 The Burial Ground (novel)
	1994 House (novel)
	1995 Swimming from the Flames (short stories)
	1996 The Turning (novel)
	2004 Beyond Measure (novel) Released in the U.S. as A Rare and Curious Gift (2005)
	2004 Mortal Distractions (essays)
	2011 Into the Heart of the Country (novel)
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Awards

• Books in Canada First Novel Award
  • 1987 – The Blackbird's Song – Shortlisted

• Giller Prize
  • 2004 – Beyond Measure – Shortlisted

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
  • 2005 – Beyond Measure – Winner

Links

• Official site

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Added 24 May 2006.
Updated 01 February 2014.