Fiction Short Stories (single Author)
People You'd Trust Your Life To
- Publisher
- McClelland & Stewart
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2001
- Category
- Short Stories (single author), Literary, 20th Century
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780771087929
- Publish Date
- Oct 2001
- List Price
- $19.99
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Completed shortly before her early death, Bronwen Wallace did not live to see the publication of this, her only book of fiction. Capturing the moment when her unique talent blossomed in a new direction, this new edition of her life-affirming, universal stories will allow her to be read by a another generation of readers. Wallace’s poetry and short stories have been anthologized, and have appeared in periodicals across the country. She won a National Magazine Award, the Pat Lowther Award, the Du Maurier Award for Poetry, and in 1989 she was named Regional Winner of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize in the U.K.
About the author
Bronwen Wallace (1945-1989) was a Canadian poet, feminist, teacher, and mentor to many emerging writers. She lived in Kingston.
Editorial Reviews
“All the textures of life are here – the grime, the dailyness, the intricacies, the pain, and then, like small but devastating miracles, moments of intense joy that will take your breath away.”
–Margaret Atwood
“Our worlds are made real.…and understood with a hearty, fearless intelligence.”
–Bonnie Burnard
“Superb stories from a master storyteller.”
–Ottawa Citizen
