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October 29, 2006

Michael Enright is back in his chair.

This morning's Sunday Edition is dedicated to writers and the gifts they bring to us.

Quebec writer Gil Courtemanche stunned the world a couple of years ago with his first novel A Sunday at the Pool in Kigali. He is back with a new novel, this time about a dying parent and the moral obligation of children. The Good Death in Hour One.

Mary Lawson also had a huge international hit on her hands with her first novel, Crow Lake. In Hour Three this morning, she talks about having to overcome the giddy success of the first in crafting here second, The Other Side of the Bridge.

Elsewhere, the roistering Australian art critic and curmudgeon Robert Hughes with his memoirs, and masterful Canadian Playwright Michael Healey about the magic of theatre.

The documentary in our middle hour celebrates the 30th anniversary of Parent Finders in Ottawa.This group has fought the stigma of adoption and has over the years managed to bring together adoptees and birth families; their stories are a mixture of hope and connection.

And we'll tell you the story of Master Corporal Paul Franklin who went to Afghanistan to help his comrades and paid a grievous price for his compassion.

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