THE WITNESS AT THE GATES

About the Book

Told through multiple narrators, The Witness At The Gates is both a political thriller and a family romance. Walter Abbott, thirty-six, works on chemical weapons at a U.S. government weapons facility; his pacifist brother, Henry, holds a daily non-violent protest vigil outside the facility gates. Walter's Canadian-born wife, Elizabeth, whose conscience is increasingly disturbed by the work her husband does, begins to wonder if she has married the wrong brother. Set mostly in the year l986, the novel is an exploration of recent history we would do well to remember.

Claudia Morrison, now a Canadian citizen, was born and educated in the United States. She has been a politically involved, American-watching ex-patriate since l970. Her works include an acclaimed novel, a collection of stories, and a prize-winning collection of poems.

About the Author

Claudia Morrison was born in the U.S., but has been a Canadian citizen for thirty years. Her published works include a novel From the Foot of the Mountain, which was short-listed for the Hugh McClellan Award for Best English Fiction in Quebec; a collection of short stories, I Should Know, and an award-winning chapbook of poems, Arrival. A retired professor, she lives with Jim Jogce in Quebec.