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Fiction Literary

The Strong Box

by (author) Heather Spears

Publisher
Ekstasis Editions
Initial publish date
Nov 2014
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781771710695
    Publish Date
    Nov 2014
    List Price
    $24.95

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Description

The Strong Box is a dark romp along the undercurrent of ordinary family life. Set in the 70s in Ontario, this short, quirky novel by a usually serious author follows four sisters no longer young as they are dragged, by impending mortality, into a confrontation with the past. Murky subjects, snarky humour, characters as real, irritating and forgiveable as life, and a plot tight as a drum.

About the author

Poet, artist and novelist Heather Spears has received the Governor-General’s Award for poetry and most recently the Pat Lowther Prize. She lives in Denmark, visiting Canada each year to teach and give readings. She has published 11 poetry collections and three novels of speculative fiction, as well as books of drawings and poetry, including The Panum Poems and Required Reading. Heather Spears also edited and illustrated Line by Line, an anthology of Canadian poetry.

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