Youth confronted with the mutterings of old age, restlessness bounded by the muddy confines of a backyard garden, callow hope coming up against the exigencies of everyday life—these are the tensions that weave through the everyday existence of Skibsrud’s characters. The often conflicting, sometimes overlapping desires for intimacy and for radical freedom come to life in the lyrical, probing language that gives this collection its shape. Insightful and masterfully crafted, these stories bear the mark of one of Canada’s most remarkable voices and linger in the mind long after the final page has been turned.
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition, 1st printing. A collection of nine stories, following a pair of poetry titles and the Giller Prize-winning 'The Sentimentalists.' White cloth w/black spine lettering, 170 pages (including acknowledgments). An unread copy. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Signed by Skibsrud, on title page. Book. Seller Inventory # 017724
Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A new copy unmarked of the prizewinning authorès short stories. Seller Inventory # ABE-1592353589200