Fiction Short Stories (single Author)
Ice in Dark Water
- Publisher
- Vehicule Press
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1998
- Category
- Short Stories (single author)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550650907
- Publish Date
- Jan 1998
- List Price
- $14.95
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Description
David Manicom's eloquent debut collection. Stories of loss and yearning and multi-generational family ties which reflect the author's deep roots in rural Ontario, and the title story, "Ice in Dark Water"?the startling tale of the last surviving nun in a Montreal convent.
About the author
David Manicom is the award-winning author of seven books. Progeny Of Ghosts: Travels in Russia and the Old Empire was the Quebec Writer’s Federation’s non-fiction book of the year and was shortlisted for the national Writer’s Trust Viacom award for non-fiction. His most recent poetry collection, The Burning Eaves, was short-listed for the 2004 Governor General's Award for poetry. In 2005, he published his first novel, The School at Chartres (Oolichan Books). He has published fiction, poetry, non-fiction and journalism ranging from book reviews to political commentary. A Canadian Foreign Service Officer, he has worked in Moscow, Islamabad, and Beijing, and currently works in Geneva.