The Time We All Went Marching

"McNeney is a gifted writer. ... McNeney deftly captures the confusion, fear, and joylessness of a people living through their own brand of 'tough economic times.' She does us a service by not 'prettying up the truth.'" — Vancouver Sun

"Bringing the struggle of working-class men and women in the 1930s and 1940s to life through luminescent prose." — Briar Patch Magazine

"The Time We All Went Marching is, by far, the best and most satisfying read I've had all year. I fear that not nearly enough people will happen upon it, or have the sincerely good fortune of reading it, and this would be a real shame, because the novel deserves national and lasting recognition. ... The Time We All Went Marching is a rare and exciting blend of historical education and investigation, vibrant and compelling characters, important emotional excavation, and stylish and innovative poetics. ... Arley McNeney is an author who absolutely deserves a national following." — Maple Tree Literary Supplement

"This novel is a stunning achievement. It has the feel of a Michael Ondaatje novel, the same breathtaking language and image, a dream-like quality to the scenes. I may accidentally forget the title of this book, but I will never forget the name Arley McNeney." — Globe and Mail

"An amazing work; haunting and imaginative." — Sheri From Vancouver

"A fantastic piece of Canadian writing! It covers a period of division and strife in Canada, between political parties, labour and management, and the West and the East." — Darcy From Vancouver

Arley McNeney's first novel, Post, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writer's Prize, Best First Novel, Canadian and the Caribbean, and longlisted for the Saskatchewan Best First Novel and for the ReLit awards. An elite athlete, McNeney played on Canada's national wheelchair basketball team from 2001 to 2007, winning two World Championships and a bronze medal at the 2004 Paralympics.