The Box Garden - Couverture souple

Shields, Carol

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185702088X ISBN 13 : 9781857020885

Editeur : Fourth Estate Ltd, 1995

Synopsis

Charleen Forest is a poet, a survivor of a failed marriage, and a single parent bringing up a teenage son. She describes her limbo-like existence with wry humour. Then, suddenly, events start running wildly out of hand, beginning with her 70-year-old mother's decision to get married again.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Until events run wildly out of hand, Charleen Forrest manages to cope with the uncertainties of a failed marriage, trying to live her own life and raise a son on her frugal income. She is not unaware of the hazards: "family, banktellers, ex-husband, landladies, bus drivers... men on the make who want her to lie back and accept (this is what you need, baby), friends who feel sorry for her." Her resourcefulness is a delight; her uncanny observations and surprising irony reveal a witty, wry edge that is apt to make you laugh out loud.

Biographie de l'auteur

Carol Shields (1935-2003) is the author of The Stone Diaries, which won the 1995 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Canada's Governor General's Award. Her other novels and short-story collections include The Republic of Love, Happenstance, Swann, The Orange Fish, Various Miracles, The Box Garden, and Small Ceremonies (all available from Penguin).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Fourth Estate Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185702088X
• ISBN 13: 9781857020885
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible