Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Short stories
Human-narrated audio
A collection of short stories covering many different elements within the theme of family. Topics include dating, death, relationships between parents and children, and those between friends. Strong language. 2000.
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General fiction, Short stories
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Annabel Lyon is one of the country's most electrifying new literary voices. Written in tough, crystalline prose, these stories explore…
our need by turns to connect with the people around us, to pull back, to reach out again. When a struggling businessman adds an Adults Only section to his video store, he inadvertently gives his put-upon sister-in-law another chance at happiness. A baffled father does his best to understand the anxiety that keeps his thirteen-year-old daughter awake at night. The facts surrounding a murder become a tangle of contradictions when three teenagers each tell their side of the story. A man's lifelong devotion to the girl abandoned to his care is not enough to save her from herself. As Lyon bravely delves into the gulf between what is said and what is left unsaid, she reveals to us the awkward and familiar gestures we use to fill our lives.From the Trade Paperback edition.