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Fiction Short Stories (single Author)

Woman with a Man Inside

by (author) Barbara Parkin

Publisher
Nightwood Editions
Initial publish date
Jan 1996
Category
Short Stories (single author)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780889711624
    Publish Date
    Jan 1996
    List Price
    $15.95

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Description

Skeptical and feminist, funny and disturbing, Barbara Parkin's stories expose the truth about her characters' lives: some rugged, some pastoral, all humming with danger and beauty. Philipa struggles to define herself outside her mother's fantasy that she will marry royalty; Lena confronts the women who tormented her when they were girls; Joy looks all over for somewhere to call her own, and finds herself in the house of her childhood. These women struggle with the "man inside" who urges them to see themselves as men do.

Parkin's skill and daring makes her strong characters, exquisite detail and perceptive observations about human nature convincing and compelling. These powerful, gripping stories are about ways of perceiving the world.

"This is wise, sharp, powerful writing, and we're fortunate to have it."
-Gayla Reid

About the author

Barbara Parkin's poetry and fiction has been widely published in magazines and anthologies. She has an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia, and has worked as a university instructor, magazine editor, library assistant and promotional writer. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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