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Two Of Us
Kathy Page
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Description for Two Of Us
Paperback. A new collection of short stories by the acclaimed author of Alphabet, named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2014. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 190 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 228.
Longlisted for the 2016 Giller Prize "[Page] is a fierce writer."--Kirkus Reviews The stories in this collection focus on pairs: intense one-on-one relationships and encounters. Characters undergo genetic testing, garden, overeat, starve themselves, travel, fall pregnant, all while simultaneously driving each other towards moments where they--sometimes unwillingly--glimpse the meaning and shape of their lives, and who they might become. Kathy Page is the author of eight books, including the novels Alphabet (an Indie Next Great Read of 2014 and Kirkus Best Book of 2014), Frankie Styne & the Silver Man, and The Story of My Face, as ... Read more
Longlisted for the 2016 Giller Prize "[Page] is a fierce writer."--Kirkus Reviews The stories in this collection focus on pairs: intense one-on-one relationships and encounters. Characters undergo genetic testing, garden, overeat, starve themselves, travel, fall pregnant, all while simultaneously driving each other towards moments where they--sometimes unwillingly--glimpse the meaning and shape of their lives, and who they might become. Kathy Page is the author of eight books, including the novels Alphabet (an Indie Next Great Read of 2014 and Kirkus Best Book of 2014), Frankie Styne & the Silver Man, and The Story of My Face, as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Biblioasis Canada
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Emeryville, Canada
ISBN
9781771960991
SKU
V9781771960991
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About Kathy Page
Kathy Page is the author of seven novels, including Alphabet (an Indie Next Great Read of 2014, Kirkus Best Book of 2014, and Shelf Awareness Shelf Discovery Pick), The Story of My Face (longlisted for the Orange Prize in 2002), and The Find (shorlisted for the ReLit Award in 2011), as well as many short stories, previously collected in As ... Read more
Reviews for Two Of Us
"Deceptively expansive short stories...her ability to find little frissons of shock or recognition in situations just this side of mundane marks her as a significant miniaturist..."
Quill & Quire "The Two of Us contains stories about pairs, couples, dyads
mainly intense one-on-one relationships... [and] her duos are all united by a primal desire for intimacy."
BC Booklook "...refreshing and true to life."
McGill Daily ... Read more
Quill & Quire "The Two of Us contains stories about pairs, couples, dyads
mainly intense one-on-one relationships... [and] her duos are all united by a primal desire for intimacy."
BC Booklook "...refreshing and true to life."
McGill Daily ... Read more