{"product_id":"toast-for-two-tongues-paperback","title":"Toast for Two Tongues - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGisèle Villeneuve\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToast for Two Tongues is a vibrant celebration of the untranslatable. Through nine stories, Gisèle Villeneuve's interpretation of bilingual life shows moments of complete understanding across culture, age, time, and planes of existence, that sweeten the sometimes-bitter friction between culture and language. The collection features four initial narratives that speak to four matching counterparts, all bound together by the provocative postface, \"And What If You Burned My Bilingual Toast.\" A blustery horse trader from Montana shares tall tales in a diner in Panorama, Saskatchewan. A woman trains herself to hold her breath underwater. Four climbers emerge from a day lost at Mystic Canyon. An unnamed narrator grapples with the death of his Czech parents. These Far Ouest stories bridge the gaps between myth and reality, exile and home. Bohemian, evocative, and deeply nourishing, this collection invites you back for seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory Synopses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBilingual Toast.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e In the eponymous long story, the bilingual toast on the menu of a Saskatchewan diner motivates a Montana horse dealer to launch into a tall tale about fame and his encounter with a leaping road monk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Winter of Water Experiments.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e In an isolated lake community, an asthmatic swimmer seeks to conquer her fear of the deep by teaching herself to breathe underwater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStonescents.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e In a nightly ritual, an old woman celebrates the recovery of her sense of smell by visiting a canyon where the rocks release the wondrous odours of ancient beginnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCaught on That Bridge.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Hesitating between East and West, between home and exile, a young Czech, vivisector of flies, ponders the koan of his existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Intersecting stories: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMontana. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eA Calgary man goes to Montana to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSitter and Boyfriend.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e In the Québec countryside, a girl in her bathtub transforms disobedience into initiative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAt Your Own Risk. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSafe in a diner at the edge of Mystic Canyon, climbers cling to intermittent recall of their elusive sorties in a maze of boulders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVerre de Bohême.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e Having crossed his bridge, the vivisector of flies visits his parents' destroyed estate outside Prague.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePostface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Bi-langue Project (unfinished): And What If You Burned My Bilingual Toast.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e The ninth and final story belongs to a poète de l'oralité who binds all the intersecting voices together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGisèle Villeneuve is a Montréal-born, Calgary-based writer who blends French and English in a unique bi-langue style. Her work explores the interplay of languages and genres. Titles include the award-winning \u003cem\u003eRising Abruptly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eVisiting Elizabeth\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eEt tu seras happé par l'horizon\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8.91 x 5.21 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46813439164613,"sku":"9781772128314","price":32.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/xmcUtqUvrd9781772128314.webp?v=1787749170","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/toast-for-two-tongues-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}