(left: scarcer UK ed. 1956 Victor Gollancz dj; right: more familiar 1956 Macmillan dj–Ismar David did cover design; photo on blurb by J. Atkin)
(signed 1968 Macmillan/Laurentian softcover; Harri Aalto: cover art)
(signed 1974 McClelland & Stewart dj)
Adele Wiseman (1928-1992) was born into the old North End area of Winnipeg. Like her friend, Margaret Laurence, she turned to writing and eventually produced the 1956 Governor General-winning The Sacrifice. It took her till 1974 to write her second novel Crackpot, which is a moral novel about a Jewish prostitute. She taught at U of MB, McGill, Trent U, U of PEI, U of Windsor, U of Western ON, and Sir George Williams. Wiseman also worked as a social worker in England, a teacher in Italy, and as an executive-secretary for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She also wrote plays, poems, and stories for children.