(July 28, 2021) David Macfarlane, one of Canada’s most celebrated writers, has just released a new book. Likeness: Fathers, sons, a portrait is a told through a portrait of Macfarlane by Canadian artist John Hartman set against the backdrop of Hamilton, Ontario where Macfarlane grew up. The painting, measuring five feet by five and a half feet, that has ended up in … [Read more...] about Episode 8 – David Macfarlane talks about his new book Likeness
Likeness
Likeness by David Macfarlane: A father’s thoughts of a future without his son
By Gail Picco (July 26, 2021) Likeness: Fathers, sons, a portrait, David Macfarlane, Doubleday Canada, May 18, 2021, 240 pp., $29.95 In Likeness, an achingly sad and sometimes hilarious memoir, David Macfarlane uses a portrait of himself created by preeminent Canadian painter John Hartman as a vehicle to access his memory. The painting is part of a project by … [Read more...] about Likeness by David Macfarlane: A father’s thoughts of a future without his son