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Mairuth Sarsfield
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'''Mairuth Hodge Sarsfield''' (born at
Montreal,
Quebec) is a
Canada Canadian author,
activist journalist,
researcher and
television personality.
Sarsfield has had a long, varied and distinguished career. Born and bred in Montreal, she has worked as host for the
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC,
CTV, and
TV Ontario. For Canada's External Affairs Department, she worked on projects such as
Expo 67 in Montreal and
Expo '70 in
Osaka,
Japan. As senior information officer for the
United Nations Environment Programme in
Nairobi,
Kenya, she developed and launched a worldwide campaign known as "For Every Child a Tree".
Author of a number of books, Sarsfield is retired and lives on
Vancouver Island.
Her
novel ''
No Crystal Stair'', was chosen for inclusion in ''
Canada Reads Canada Reads 2005'', championed by
Olympics Olympic fencing fencer Sherraine MacKay.
Awards and recognition
*National Congress of Black Women Foundation's First Literary Award, for ''No Crystal Stair''
*African Canadian Achievement Award
*Chevalier,
Ordre national du Québec
Bibliography
*''No Crystal Stair'' (
1997)
*''My Friend and I''
*''The Fourth Wise Man''
Category:Authors selected for Canada Reads Sarsfield, Mairuth
Category:Canadian novelists Sarsfield, Mairuth
Category:Canadian journalists Sarsfield, Mairuth
Category:Quebec authors Sarsfield, Mairuth
Category:Members of the National Order of Quebec Sarsfield, Mairuth
Category:Black Canadians Sarsfield, Mairuth
