Prärieprovinzen
Edwards was the first Italian-Canadian woman writer in western Canada. In 1982 "The Lion's Mouth" was the first Canadian novel to combine ethnicity with feminism. In 1986,Terra Straniera was the first play about Italian immigrants in the Canadian Prairies. This play was later published as "Homeground (1990)", which was Edward's second book. This story was about a woman writer, who moved to the Canadian Prairies, and had the freedom to experiment with different genres in short stories, novellas, novels, a play and essays.