| Women, Kids & Huckleberry Wine Contributor(s): Cameron, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0920080685 ISBN-13: 9780920080689 Publisher: Harbour Publishing OUR PRICE: $19.76 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1989 Annotation: An extraordinary new collection of short stories from the author of "Dzelarhons" and "A Whole Brass Band," Here is an assortment of relationships: lovers, husbands and wives, children and parents, friends; and of strong individuals: Nan, whose frog causes consternation and chaos; Daleth who defies a fundamentalist sect, only to discover that it's hard to outrun the grasping wrath of fanatics; Emma, the Pie-Faced Church; and Blackie, whose dowsing skills find happiness as well as water. With all the magic of Stubby, the compassion of Dzelarhons, and the clear-sighted realism and wry humour her readers have come to love, these are stories to enchant, move, disturb, and provoke. The wish for a perfect world is in perpetual conflict with things as they are-and as they shouldn't be. SEVEN SHORT STORIES BY ANNE CAMERON: NAN must choose between an oversized amphibian and a normal life. LOUELLA seeks fame fortune as a night-club pianist. DAVE has his work cut out for him domesticating Louella. EMMA decides one day to leave her job and start her own church. And a GOOLIEGUY (did'ja ever hear of one?) brings new meaning to a lonely woman's life. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 90102845 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.02" W x 9.01" (0.96 lbs) 266 pages |
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| Publisher Description: An extraordinary new collection of short stories from the author of Dzelarhons and A Whole Brass Band. Here is an assortment of relationships: lovers, husbands and wives, children and parents, friends; and of strong individuals: Nan, whose frog causes consternation and chaos; Daleth who defies a fundamentalist sect, only to discover that it's hard to outrun the grasping wrath of fanatics; Emma, the Pie-Faced Church; and Blackie, whose dowsing skills find happiness as well as water. With all the magic of Stubby, the compassion of Dzelarhons, and the clear-sighted realism and wry humour her readers have come to love, these are stories to enchant, move, disturb, and provoke. The wish for a perfect world is in perpetual conflict with things as they are-and as they shouldn't be. SEVEN SHORT STORIES BY ANNE CAMERON: NAN must choose between an oversized amphibian and a normal life. LOUELLA seeks fame fortune as a night-club pianist. DAVE has his work cut out for him domesticating Louella. EMMA decides one day to leave her job and start her own church. And a GOOLIEGUY (did'ja ever hear of one?) brings new meaning to a lonely woman's life |
Contributor Bio(s): Cameron, Anne: - "Anne Cameron was born in Nanaimo, BC. She began writing at an early age, starting with theatre scripts and screenplays. In 1979, her film Dreamspeaker, directed by Claude Jutra, won seven Canadian Film Awards, including best script. After being published as a novel, Dreamspeaker went on to win the Gibson Award for Literature. She has published more than 30 books, including the underground classic Daughters of Copper Woman, its sequel, Dzelarhons, novels, stories, poems and legends - for adults and children. Her most recent novels are Family Resemblances, Hardscratch Row, and a new, revised edition of Daughters of Copper Woman. She lives in Tahsis, BC" |