Apr 13, 202121221018293347 rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Excellent examples of Emma Donoghue's writing abilities. Each story is followed by a brief historical article; a news item, a small piece of history found in a library, a news article. Stories are set in Canada and America from the…
Aug 2015.....used this for the "a book of short stories" category for the Chinook Arch summer reading challenge. I have read a couple of Emma's books before and enjoyed them, and this one didn't disappoint.
This is a collection of short stories, most of which take place in the 1700's or 1800's. Donoghue is a master of telling each story in a different voice and style to suite both the time period and personalities of the characters. Each…
Jun 14, 2013maven rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Just ok. Some of the stories were interesting, others not so much. The writing felt flat at times, like it was just on the surface of the story or of a real emotion.
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abkeller
Feb 23, 2013abkeller rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Readers will really enjoy this marvelous collection of uniquely wonderful short stories. These are pages from our past, providing images as strikingly real as nearly freezing to death in the frozen wilderness. We are asked to view the…
Jan 07, 2013GummiGirl rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A wonderful collection, in which the author brings her characters, and their times, vividly to life.
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rowanquincy
Dec 05, 2012rowanquincy rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
well written, but so gloomy that I didn't really enjoy this book.
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ksoles
Nov 11, 2012ksoles rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Each story in Emma Donoghue’s new collection has roots in fact: the trouble caused by a paranoid settler in 17th-century Cape Cod; the gruelling Yukon winter of 1896, which broke the spirits of so many prospectors; the enduring love…
Sep 25, 2012SPL_Laura rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Absolutely loved this compilation of short stories from one of my favourite authors of all time. Note: read the afterword, probably one of the best parts of the book. At first I thought the stories weren't flowing as well as usual but the…
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