The left-handed dinner party and other stories /Myrl Coulter.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, (c)2017.Edition: First electronic edition.ition, 2017Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
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  • PR9199 .L448 2017
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Contents:
The remedy -- The left-handed dinner party -- The scream -- Uncanny -- Estate planning -- The ballad of Jake and Janet -- Big luck island -- The smart sisters -- Limbo. Jean's slice ; Orphan sister ; The viewfinder ; Willpower ; The dead list ; The beer tent.
Subject: "In The Left-Handed Dinner Party and Other Stories--a collection of new, delightful, distinctive short stories--everyone is missing something or someone; every family is riven by secrets and absences. From "The Remedy," a tale of revenge and justice, to "The Smart Sisters," a story of tricky family dynamics, Coulter's narratives portray relationships, loss, and what we learn in the aftermath of death. Ghosts, echoes, memories, regrets ... Coulter's characters are haunted in many ways. With style and sweep that hints at Lynn Coady and Alice Munro, Myrl Coulter is a strong, fresh voice in contemporary Canadian fiction"--
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"In The Left-Handed Dinner Party and Other Stories--a collection of new, delightful, distinctive short stories--everyone is missing something or someone; every family is riven by secrets and absences. From "The Remedy," a tale of revenge and justice, to "The Smart Sisters," a story of tricky family dynamics, Coulter's narratives portray relationships, loss, and what we learn in the aftermath of death. Ghosts, echoes, memories, regrets ... Coulter's characters are haunted in many ways. With style and sweep that hints at Lynn Coady and Alice Munro, Myrl Coulter is a strong, fresh voice in contemporary Canadian fiction"--

Grad school -- The remedy -- The left-handed dinner party -- The scream -- Uncanny -- Estate planning -- The ballad of Jake and Janet -- Big luck island -- The smart sisters -- Limbo. Jean's slice ; Orphan sister ; The viewfinder ; Willpower ; The dead list ; The beer tent.

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