A dark house : and other stories /
"A dark and incisive short story collection from Thomas Head Raddall Award-winning author of Evidence and The Crimes of Hector Tomás In Ian Colford's latest collection, people get themselves and those they love into situations awkward and sometimes dangerous, doing what they think is best...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia :
Nimbus Publishing,
2019.
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| Summary: | "A dark and incisive short story collection from Thomas Head Raddall Award-winning author of Evidence and The Crimes of Hector Tomás In Ian Colford's latest collection, people get themselves and those they love into situations awkward and sometimes dangerous, doing what they think is best for all. A man kidnaps his young son from his ex-wife and the road trip west quickly spirals out of control; a destitute mother makes a risky alliance with a neighbour; an almost comically wrong-headed older brother has a detective follow his sister; a retired shop-owner in north end Halifax reflects on his life before making a snap decision to change the course of his sunset years. Colford depicts his characters' shortcomings with wit and generosity, in a plainspoken style that belies deeply nuanced portrayals of the questions of fortune, inevitability, and self-preservation."-- |
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| Physical Description: | pages cm Issued also in electronic format. |
| ISBN: | 9781771087643 1771087641 |