Well, if Ellis is as surprised as anyone by the enduring popularity of The Breadwinner, the Governor General’s Award-winning author does have a theory as to why the tale continues to captivate. Though Ellis continues her work in such persistently precarious situations, she does so knowing her safety is at risk. She championed Ellis’s writing, including The Breadwinner, telling Quill and Quire in 2015 that it was still “a very relevant book. Well, Ellis has become quite the altruistic breadwinner indeed; that trilogy has now raised close to $2 million for Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan. Asked, however, if she ever succumbs to a feeling of hopelessness about the world, Ellis is emphatic.

Source: thestar November 17, 2017 12:00 UTC