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An authentic recreation of an extraordinary life set against the turbulent background of colonial Africa. Schermbrucker’s enigmatic prose creates a sweeping historical saga from Cairo to the Cape.
MIMOSA is Bill Schermbrucker’s second published work of fiction. His first book CHAMELEON was published by TALONBOOKS to high critical acclaim.

ISBN 13: 9780889222540 | ISBN 10: 889222541
6 W x 9 H x 1 D inches | 320 pages
$24.95 CAN / $19.95 US
Rights: World
Backlist | Fiction
| Bisac: FIC019000

AWARDS
Winner of the 1989 BC Book Prize: Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
About the Contributors
Bill SchermbruckerMotortherapy (1993) is the third work of fiction from Bill Schermbrucker, a writer who has come into his prime. He has been an editor of The Capilano Review, and is the author of Chameleon and Other Stories (1983). His novel, Mimosa (1988), won the Ethel Wilson Prize for Fiction at the 1988 BC Book Prizes.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Canada Council for the Arts; the Government of Canada through the Book Publishing Industry Development Program; and the Province of British Columbia through the British Columbia Arts Council for our publishing activities.