Book by Itani Frances
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As noted by Quill & Quire, Frances Itani is an awardwinning writer. Most recently, she won the Tilden/Saturday Night/CBC LiteraryAward for two consecutive years; an impressive feat as the stories are submittedto the jurors for evaluation anonymously. Now, Itani expands her controlof the short story medium, with her new novel, LEANING, LEANING OVER WATER,a series of connected short stories.
Almost all the narration is by Trude, the middle child of the King family.She has been told that her position in the family makes her the family collectorand teller of stories. The stories she recounts crystallize crucial momentsduring the life of her family, the people around them, and the social climate ofpre-Quiet Revolution Quebec.
The stories begin after the father has moved his family to a rural area onthe Quebec side of the Ottawa River, where he has taken a job paintingfleur-de-lis on tin trays in a nearby factory. For the children this means theygrow up in delightful wilderness surrounded by people and customs which arecompletely new, but leaves their English speaking, non-swimming mother inisolation. The family is cut off from much of the world, but there is much ofthe world around them. They learn of their individuality through the culturaldifferences they find between themselves and their nearest neighbours, the RomanCatholic family down the way. They learn about sex and despair first handthrough the few adults around them. And they are constantly exposed to life anddeath, and miracles through their constant contact with the river itself.
The Ottawa River ( the "water" referred to in the title) bordersthe King family abode and wends its way through every story in the novel --always rushing past, bringing with it joys and sorrows, its power never to beunderestimated, nor taken lightly -- underscoring the frailty of life lived onits banks.
The stories reveal, slowly and with a sureness of touch, the cluttered cares of childhood, the confusion that accompanies the coming of adulthood and stolid acceptance of unavoidable sorrow (London Free Press)
Told with a relaxed combination of calm delicacy and sharp, detailed precision (Ottawa Citizen)
Has great passages of lucid, emotionally stirring writing about ordinary life and childhood discoveries (Globe and Mail)
'This lyrical portrait of life in postwar Canada is touchingly illustrated ' (The Times)
'Itani's skill at evoking a sense of place is extraordinary... evocative, unshowy writing.' (Herald)
This is coming of age in glorious technicolour . . . Itani is clearly one to watch (Guardian)
Beautifully written (The Times)
Lyrical (Telegraph)
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Vendeur : Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Royaume-Uni
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Vendeur : Hourglass Books, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good, Not Price Clipped. Canadian First. Complete number line from 1 to 10; signed by Frances Itani on the title page:"All the best, Frances Itani"; some edge wear to boards and dust jacket; gift inscription on front end paper; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition. Signed by Author(s). Book. N° de réf. du vendeur 020146
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 206 p. 23 cm. Hardcover in mylar-covered dustjacket. Signed by author on title page. N° de réf. du vendeur 131993
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