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This is the link to my review of the  new novel, "One April After the War" http://www.compulsivereader.com/2022/05/12/a-review-of-one-april-after-the-war-by-c-s-boarman ..read more

A Girl Should Be by Ruth Latta Reviewed by Emily-Jane Hills Orford Author Ruth Latta has a passion for the 1920s and 1930s era. She’s particularly interested in the ever-changing role and rights of women in society, which is particularly poignant during this era. Her recent book, A Girl Should Be (Ottawa, Baico: 2021, ISBN 978-1-77216-269-1, $25), follows young Annie Taylor through her teenage, coming-of-age years, as she manoeuvres through loves found and lost, friendships, and finding her place in a world that only expects women to marry and have children.  Annie, the younger sister of ..read more

 A Girl Should Be   by Ruth Latta, reviewed by Lorna Foreman         A Girl Should Be (Ottawa, Baico, 2021, info@baico.ca   ISBN: 9781172169,  $30 sc)  is the latest novel by Ottawa author, Ruth Latta. Once again I am enthralled by her ability to take a protagonist through the changing and difficult times of our Canadian history.         We follow Annie Tyler through some of Canada's tumultuous times, giving us a very personal  view of those periods.  Annie, in the 1920s, was a fun-loving young ..read more

Roger and I, posed in front of the children's playhouse at my niece's home in Englehart, ON. July 14, 2021   ..read more

A Girl Should Be  is the title of my new book, to be published later in 2021 by Baico Publishing of Ottawa. It's a stand-alone sequel to my novel,  Votes, Love and War, published by Baico in 2019.  Votes is about the Manitoba Women's Suffrage movement and the First World War. It centred on a fictional character, a farm girl named Charlotte, but brought in historical figures such as the Beynon sisters, Nellie McClung, and other pioneers of the 20th century women's suffrage movement. Charlotte was of a generation that came of age just before or during the First World War.  I ..read more

Here is my review of Jodi S. Rosenfeld's novel, Closer to Fine : 8:03 AM (1 hour ago)   http://www.compulsivereader.com/2021/05/15/a-review-of-closer-to-fine-by-jodi-s-rosenfeld ..read more

Here is my "Compulsive Reader" review of "Sylvia Pankhurst:Natural Born Rebel", by Rachel Holmes   http://www.compulsivereader.com/2021/04/08/a-review-of-sylvia-pankhurst-natural-born-rebel-by-rachel-holmes/ Sylvia Pankhurst is mentioned in my novel, "Votes, Love and War" (Ottawa, Baico, 2019, info@baico.ca) ISBN 978-1-77216-191-5 ..read more

 This is the cover of my novel, A Girl Should Be, which will be published later in 2021. The painting, "Sunrise" is by my husband, Roger Latta ..read more

 "Write what you like to read" is a time-honoured principle for novelists. I've always liked historical novels, with an elementary school favourite being "Rebels Ride at Night", about the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada.  More recently, I've enjoyed historical fiction by Paula Maclean, Paulette Jiles, Isabelle Allende, Sofia Segovia - to name just a few authors. I'm particularly interested in the history of the Left, in Canada and elsewhere. Having studied history, (Ruth "Olson", M.A., Queen's University, 1973) I've decided to blend his my interest in the past and in fiction into nove ..read more