CARNEY, PAT

On Island Life Among the Coast Dwellers

Victoria, BC: Touchwood Editions, 2017. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 1771512105. A near-fine volume. ; 8.5 X 5.7 X 1.1 inches; 304 pages; "In this collection of short stories, Pat Carney follows the rhythms of day-to-day life in coastal BC. Featuring a revolving cast of characters —the newly retired couple, the church warden, the musician, the small-town girl with big city dreams —Carney’s keen observations of the personalities and dramas of coastal life are instantly recognizable to readers who are familiar with life in a small community. With her narrative of dock fights, pet shows, family feuds, logging camps and the ever-present tension between islanders and property-owning “off-islanders,” Carney’s witty and perceptive voice describes how the islanders weather the storms of coastal life.". Near Fine .

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Book number: 20058

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 1771512105 British Columbia Short Fiction Vancouver Island Fiction::Short Stories

HARRIS, JOHN

Small Rain

Vancouver BC: New Star Books, 1989. First Paperback Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0919573940. Light shelfwear to card covers. Crease on lower foredge of front cover, includes half-title page.; A tight solid book. ; A collection of stories about a post-boom boomtown.. Very Good .

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Book number: 16912

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 0919573940 British Columbia short stories Fiction::Short Stories

KREISEL, HENRY

The Almost Meeting and Other Stories

Edmonton, AB: Newest Publishers, 1981. First Canadian Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0912316136. Signed by Author; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 148 pages; Dust jacket in Mylar. Light wear, a couple of small dints front cover. Author inscription 'For Ruth Brown with all good wishes Henry Kreisel' on title page. Eight short stories in this 148 page book.. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 5321

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 0912316136 Short Stories Fiction Signed Fiction::Canadian Fiction::Short Stories

LITTLE, GEORGE

The Many Deaths of George Robertson

Fredericton, NB: Goose Lane Editions, 1990. First Edition. Softcover. ISBN: 0864921241. Signed by Author; Light wear to extremities of white glossy pictorial card covers ; Unpersonalized inscription on front fly leaf. A bright, solid book ; Trade PB; 8.30 X 5.50 X 0.20 inches; 137 pages; In this his first collection of stories, George Little examines the lives of parents, siblings, friends and politicians, offering fleeting glimpses into the moral complexity of contemporary relationships. In the title story, "The Many Deaths of George Robertson," a man rediscovers himself by rewriting his past; in "Marooned," an old woman is haunted by the memory of a shipwreck and her lost child; in "The Beauty of Holiness," a leather-bound book evokes memories of a man's boyhood relationship with his strict Presbyterian grandmother.Throughout these stories, George Little probes the gathering storm of moral dilemma where indecision is illuminated by flashes of astonished laughter. George Little was born and raised in Law, Scotland, and immigrated to Canada in 1964. He is the former leader of the New Democratic Party in New Brunswick and a teacher at Simonds High School in Saint John. His poems and stories have been published in several magazines and he regularly broadcasts his own humorous essays on CBC Radio.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 16416

Catalogue: Fiction::Canadian::Short Stories

Keywords: 0864921241 short stories Fiction::Canadian Fiction::Short Stories