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Shiftless

by (author) Janet Fraser

Publisher
Guernica Editions
Initial publish date
Sep 2014
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781550718850
    Publish Date
    Sep 2014
    List Price
    $20.00

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Where to buy it

Out of print

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Description

Like the narrator of Raymond Carver's poem "Shiftless," Janet Fraser likes to sit in a chair for hours, perhaps with a cola. She'd like a stranger to say, "Don't I know you?" In Shiftless Fraser fearlessly explores the essence of her own life, some of her ancestors' lives, and the lives of other ordinary people who have often faced extraordinary challenges.

About the author

After earning an M.A. and M.L.S. degrees from the University of Toronto, she worked for many years for The Globe and Mail. Since 1994 she has lived in St. John's where she works as a professional librarian, teaches writing courses, and writes occasional book reviews.

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