Leslie Hall Pinder
Canadian writer
Leslie Joyce Hall Pinder (née Hall) (born 21 September 1948, died 12 June 2021) was a Canadian lawyer and writer.
Early life
Born in Elrose, Saskatchewan, she earned a B.A. in English literature from the University of Saskatchewan and Dalhousie University in 1968. Pinder then worked as a court recorder while pursuing legal studies, obtaining her LL.B. from the University of British Columbia in 1976.
Legal career
In 1978, Pinder commenced work for the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs, as in-house counsel. In 1982, she formed her own firm, Mandell Pinder LLP, working almost exclusively for Indian people.
Literary career
In 1982, Lazara Press published her prose poem entitled "35 Stones" in broadside and postcard format.
Pinder's first novel, Under the House (1986) garnered superior reviews, and her second novel, On Double Tracks (1990), was short-listed for the 1990 Governor General's Award for English Fiction. Her third novel, "Bring Me One of Everything" (2012) has received excellent notices, including a starred review in Publishers Weekly. John Hulcoop in The Vancouver Sun referred to her as one of the "great magicians in literature".
After the publication of On Double Tracks, Pinder focused on her legal work, primarily on First Nations land claims in British Columbia; a few years ago, she turned to writing full-time.
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