Fredelle maynard biography of rory

In his Vancouver youth, Max Maynard was close to Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt, two excellent artists, but how good was his own painting? The question arises because bitterness over his failed art career dominated his life and the life of his family -- his wife Fredelle and his daughters Rona and Joyce.

All three women have written their memoirs and Max's anguish comes through each time.

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Their testimony shows he was an angry drunk for 50 years and a victim of the extravagant jealousy that torments those who believe fate has made them failures.

Rona Maynard's engrossing and eloquent account of her life, My Mother's Daughter (McClelland & Stewart), focuses on a sometimes loving, sometimes bitter contest for dominance with her mother.

The editor of Chatelaine magazine for 10 years, Rona endured over several decades a mother who never left criticism unspoken and seldom passed up a chance to interfere with the raising of Rona's son. That struggle was crucial to both their lives, bu