Barbara Frum: A Daughter's Memoir

The death of Barbara Frum on March 26, 1992, stunned and sorrowed Canadians. After a heroic -- and very private -- 18-year battle with leukemia, she left behind a country that loved, respected and admired her. For many Canadians, her face was as familiar as any prime minister’s, and when she died it felt like we had lost a bit of ourselves as a country.

This touching, beautifully wrought memoir, written by her daughter Linda in 1996, has now been re-published as an e-book. From Barbara Frum’s childhood in Niagara Falls to her early days as a print journalist, right up to her fame as the most popular broadcaster in the country, Frum continually broke ground, both as a woman and as a journalist. Her trademark calm and dignity was and remains an example to all journalists; her pathfinding in a male-dominated business opened doors for women in general.

The lessons learned from Barbara Frum and her relationship with her daughter, husband, family, professional colleagues and with life itself will inspire and move all those who have missed her so much.