Former governor general Adrienne Clarkson will stop in Victoria to promote her new book, Room for All of Us: Surprising Stories of Loss and Transformation.
The 72-year-oldB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s fifth book, Room for All, tells the stories of Canadian immigrants who, like her, have achieved great things since coming to this country. Among those profiled are Naheed Nenshi, CalgaryB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Ismaili-Canadian mayor, and David Albahari, a Serbian-Canadian writer.
Clarkson will speak Oct. 22, 7:30 p.m., at Fairfield United Church, 1303 Fairfield Ave. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased MunroB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Books, 1108 Government St., where copies of ClarksonB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s book just hit the shelves in hardcover last Saturday.
For more information call MunroB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s at 250-382-2464.