Claire Mowat
| Claire Angel (Wheeler) Mowat | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 5, 1933 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation | Author, environmentalist & philanthropist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Graphic designer |
| Alma mater | Havergal College, Ontario College of Art & Design |
| Period | 1983 – present |
| Genre | Memoir, Young-adult fiction, coastal living |
| Notable works | The Outport People |
| Spouse | Farley Mowat |
| Relatives | Angus McGill Mowat |
| Website | |
| http://farleymowat.ca/ | |
Claire Angel (Wheeler) Mowat (born 5 February 1933)[1] is a Canadian writer and environmentalist.
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Personal life
Mowat was born and educated in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from Havergal College and the Ontario College of Art & Design as a Graphic designer and was married to the late author Farley Mowat.[1][2] The couple divided their time between Ontario, and Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
Career
Mowat began writing memoirs in the 1960s, leading in 1983 to her first book The Outport People,[2] about the five years she and husband Farley spent at the start of their marriage in the outport Newfoundland community of Burgeo.[3] Her second book Pomp and Circumstances (1989) arose from witnessing protocol behind the scenes at the Governor General's residence Rideau Hall in Ottawa.[2] A 2005 memoir Travels with Farley, describes the couple's life in the Magdalen Islands, following the still-birth of their only child.[3] She has also written a trilogy of young-adult fiction: The Girl from Away (1992), The French Isles (1994) and Last Summer in Louisbourg (1998).
Works
- The Outport People (1983) published by McClelland & Stewart - ISBN 978-0-7710-6549-1
- Pomp and Circumstances (1989) published by McClelland & Stewart - ISBN 978-0-7710-6548-4
- The Girl from Away (1992) Illustrated by Malcolm Cullen, published by Key Porter Books - ISBN 978-1-55013-428-5
- The French Isles (1994) Illustrated by Huntley Brown, published by Key Porter Books - ISBN 978-1-55013-591-6
- Last Summer in Louisbourg (1998) published by Key Porter Books - ISBN 978-1-55013-941-9, (2012) Nimbus Publishing - ISBN 978-1-77108-065-1, 978-1-55109-910-1
- The Girl from Away Trilogy (2002) published by Key Porter Books - ISBN 9781-55263-489-9
- Travels with Farley (2005) published by Key Porter Books - ISBN 978-1-55263-714-2, (2015) Pottersfield Press - ISBN 978-1-89742-674-6
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