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by Cynthia Flood (Author)
A Quill & Quire Best Book of the Year
A Globe & Mail Best Short Fiction Title
A National Post Best Short Fiction Title
A January Magazine Best Book of the Year
Shortlisted for the 2014 Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize
Longlisted for the 2014 Frank O'Connor Award
"Revenge and politics season this potent and passionate collection of stories. Flood excavates indelible histories that haunt even those who've shaken the dust of the past." --Aritha van Herk, author of Judith "Flood's eye is unflinching, her language energetic and precise, her vision bracing, passionate and entirely lacking in sentimentality."--Nancy Richler, author of The Imposter Bride "The notary in 'Dirty Work' has 'retired from witnessing how rough human existence is.' Fortunately for us, Cynthia Flood has not ... these stories prove her to be among our great North American fiction writers."--Betsy Warland, author of Breathing the Page: Reading the Act of Writing "Raw energy is Cynthia Flood's territory. This is a superb collection."--Laurie Lewis, author of Little Comrades "Cynthia Flood is full of surprises. If there's one thing that characterizes her elegant, crystal-sharp short stories, it's that element of surprise ... they reward the attentive reader with surprise and delight"--Dave Margoshes, author of A Book of Great Worth
Author Biography
Cynthia Flood's stories have won numerous awards, including The Journey Prize and a National Magazine award, and have been widely anthologized. Her novel Making A Stone Of The Heart was nominated for the City of Vancouver Book Prize in 2002. She is the author of the acclaimed short story collections The Animals in Their Elements (1987) and My Father Took A Cake To France (1992). She lives on Vancouver's East side.
Number of Pages: 192
Dimensions: 0.5 x 7.4 x 4.9 IN
Publication Date: October 15, 2013
