Bridget Murphy, almost eighteen, has had her baby, given it up for adoption, and landed in the children's psych ward. At Christmas, her Uncle Albert springs her from the hospital and takes her home to Cape Breton. There, her grandmother raves and prays and bangs the wall with her bedpan, her father punctuates his tirades with wild profanity, and ...
In 1967, then-unknown writers David Godfrey and Dennis Lee founded a small press they grandly named "The House of Anansi," after an African trickster spider-god. Their goal was to publish groundbreaking new Canadian work in three core genres: literary fiction, poetry, and topical nonfiction. Forty years later, Anansi is not only going strong but ...
An exhilarating collection of short fiction, "Play the Monster Blind" showcases the remarkably original voice of Lynn Coady, the award-winning author of "Strange Heaven." Funny, poignant and smart, full of unforgettable characters, these stories explore the violence of family, the constraints of small-town life and the elusive promise of escape. ...
Set vividly on Cape Breton Island, Lynn Coady's novel is the story of young Guy Boucher, whose life in the midst of his small, close-knit community is both oppressive and richly satisfying. When a young woman becomes the subject of a rumor and the center of destructive gossip, Guy witnesses the event--which affects him deeply--and its ...
Earnest, small-town Lawrence Campbell is fascinated by his poetry professor, the charismatic and uncompromising Jim Arsenault. Larry is determined to escape a life of thrifty drudgery and intellectual poverty working for his parents' motel and mini-golf business on Prince Edward Island. Jim appears to the young poet as a beacon of authenticity - ...
"Considering the number of popular and prize-winning writers who have a Journey Prize as part of their resume, it's no exaggeration to suggest that this volume is the future of Canadian writing. . . . And the future seems bright indeed." -- Robert Wiersema, "Ottawa Citizen " The Journey Prize Stories is widely celebrated as the premiere showcase ...
Edited by acclaimed novelist Lynn Coady, this anthology of new Atlantic Canadian fiction is named for the Victory Meat Market in downtown Fredricton, a place that features prominently in Rabindranath Maharaj’s fine story, “Bitches on All Sides.” This is the story of Ramjohn, the ultimate outsider -- a West Indian immigrant and ...
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