The diversity of theme, voice and setting in the nine stories that make up Douglas Arthur Brown’s collection, show his versatility as a writer of fiction. Brown’s edgy treatment of cultural difference, forgiveness, marriage, infidelity, moral/ethical issues, myth and death is sometime poignant, sometimes disturbing. From the women and men pursuing love in foreign languages to boys navigating the rough terrain of family life and friendship, Brown’s characters take us beyond the boundaries of regional literature –from Glace Bay to Toronto, Denmark, Italy, Macedonia and China. These wildly divergent stories are nonetheless unified by a single theme: universal human need for connection with other beings.

Douglas Arthur Brown lived in Toronto and Copenhagen for twenty years. He is the author of the novel A Deadly Harvest and two children’s books, The Magic Compass and Archibald’s Boo-Boo. His short fiction and translations have been published in literary journals, magazines, newspapers and anthologies in Canada and Denmark. He was a past finalist in the Tilden Canadian Literary Awards in conjunction with Saturday Night magazine and CBC Radio. The former publisher and managing editor of Pottersfield Portfolio magazine, Douglas resides on Cape Breton Island where he was born.

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