The Other Side of Youth - Couverture souple

Deeth, Kelli

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1551525232 ISBN 13 : 9781551525235

Editeur : Arsenal Pulp Press, 2014

Synopsis

Kelli Deeth's female protagonists confront the emotional complexities of marriage, childlessness, adoption, adolescent longing, friendship, and death; they mourn the loss of youth while grappling with the uncertainties of adulthood.

In "Vera's Room," a woman who is unable to conceive negotiates a tense relationship with the seven-year-old girl she and her husband have adopted. In "Embrace," Theresa, a young woman who has just had an abortion decides to give up on sexual desire and settle with a divorced father who can provide her with safety. And in "Sis," Jenny moves back to Toronto from Winnipeg in order to start her life over and reconnect with her step-brother, with whom she shares complicated and tragic childhood.

These are stories about the vagaries of family and the narrow chasm between longing and grief; with a deft hand and a knowing eye, Kelli Deeth creates stories that are devastating, incisive portraits of dysfunction and desire.

Kelli Deeth's first book, The Girl without Anyone (HarperCollins Canada), was a Globe and Mail best book of 2001. She teaches writing at the University of Toronto.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Kelli Deeth: Kelli Deeth's first book, The Girl Without Anyone (HarperCollins Canada), was chosen as one of The Globe and Mail's Best Canadian Books of 2001. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia and currently teaches creative writing at the University of Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1551525232
• ISBN 13: 9781551525235
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible