Raincoast Books congratulates Brenda Brooks, whose novel Gotta Find Me an Angel has been shortlisted for the 2005 Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award.

About Gotta Find Me An Angel
Our 35-year-old heroine works as a film projectionist at a second-run cinema in Toronto. She finds herself at an existential crossroads, haunted by the ghost of a friend who died long ago. During the course of one dark night, she addresses a passionate, wickedly funny lament to the ghost, recounting her failed attempts at finding true love.

“A deliciously funny, dark swoon of a novel about love in all its guises.”—Emma Donoghue

“When a poet turns her attention to prose, something special can happen ... A heartfelt story told with precise and energetic language.”—Globe and Mail

“Love, longing and loss painted in vividly original language.”—Vancouver Sun

“Brooks writes with a soft, emotionally engaged voice ... An unusual, but delightful, read.”—The Georgia Straight

About Brenda Brooks
Brenda Brooks has published two books of poetry, Somebody Should Kiss You and Blue Light in the Dash (Polestar, 1996). She was born in Rivers, Manitoba, and for over 10 years worked at Canadian Press in Toronto. She now lives on Salt Spring Island, B.C.

Check out Search Inside the Book on Amazon.ca and read an excerpt from Gotta Find Me An Angel.