John Brooke
John Brooke grew up in Toronto but moved to Montreal in the mid-80’s, a time when many other anglos were heading west, fleeing the politics of Quebec. John has worked in film and television, more lately as a freelance business writer and translator. His first published fiction, “The Finer Points of Apples,” a story of inter-language love during the Referendum, won the Journey Prize and became the impetus for Last Days of Montreal.
John has published poetry and journalism and is the author of two mystery novels featuring Inspector Aliette Nouvelle of the French Police Judiciaire, The Voice of Aliette Nouvelle and All Pure Souls.
All Pure Souls was shortlisted for the 2001 Quebec Writers Federation best novel prize.
In 2003, John’s story “The Death of PJ Barfard” won the CBC/QWF short story prize.
Books by John Brooke
Voice of Aliette Nouvelle, The
Last Days of Montreal
All Pure Souls