Happenstance
These two companion novels tell the stories of Jack and Brenda Bowman during a rare time apart in their many years of marriage. In The Husband's Story, Jack is at home coping with domestic crises and two uncouth adolescents... See More
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Quick ViewThese two companion novels tell the stories of Jack and Brenda Bowman during a rare time apart in their many years of marriage. In The Husband's Story, Jack is at home coping with domestic crises and two uncouth adolescents... See More
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Quick ViewA celebration of love in its many guises, The Republic of Love recounts the heartfelt tale of two of life's unlucky lovers: Fay, a folklorist whose passion for mermaids has kept her from focusing on any one man; and, right... See More
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Quick ViewThe Orange Prize-winning novel of Larry Weller, a man who discovers the passion of his life in the ordered riotousness of Hampton Court's Maze. Larry and his naive young wife, Dorrie, spend their honeymoon in England. At... See More
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Quick ViewMary Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband brutally murders her. Who is Mary... See More
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Quick ViewThe idea for Dropped Threads: What We Aren't Told came up between Carol Shields and longtime friend Marjorie Anderson over lunch. It appeared that after decades of feminism, the "women's network" still wasn't able to prevent... See More
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Quick ViewWidely regarded as a modern classic, The Stone Diaries is the story of one woman's life; that of Daisy Goodwill Flett, a seemingly ordinary woman born in Canada in 1905. Beautifully written and deeply compassionate, it... See More
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Quick ViewWhat are those life experiences that catch us by surprise, that haven't ever been part of our discussions or readings because they lie beyond the limit of words or the courage and will to articulate? When Carol Shields and... See More
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Quick ViewBestselling, award-winning novelist writing about one of the most popular and enduring English novelists - recently voted best author of all time. 'Splendid... a gem' LITERARY REVIEW 'An excellent biography' MAIL ON... See More
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Quick ViewWith a Foreword by the Author "Before becoming a playwright I was a novelist, and one who was often impatient with the requisite description of weather or scenery or even with the business of moving people from room to... See More
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Quick ViewFor the first time all of Carol Shields' remarkable short stories - some previously unpublished - are gathered together in one volume. 'Carol Shields' stories have given me happiness, not just pleasure' Alice Munro In the... See More
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Quick ViewIn an original collaboration two award-winning authors, Carol Shields and Blanche Howard, have written an immensely enjoyable novel which give us both sides of a story about the breakdown of traditional roles, rules and... See More