Any Time at All and Other StoriesMcClelland & Stewart, 1993 - 219 pages In the extraordinary stories of this collection, random events interrupt seemingly quiet lives, forcing people to accept consequences and make choices. Whether exploring the complexity of female sexuality or the horror of urban violence, Marshall' s fiction is always a passionate engagement with contemporary life. This original New Canadian Library collection brings together 12 of Marshall' s best stories, including two stories here published for the first time. |
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Page 13
... never seen the ocean , just the old dreary St. Lawrence River widening out and pretending to be a lake . But every year , in March or April , my parents drove the few miles to the lake- shore and scoured us up another house . But even ...
... never seen the ocean , just the old dreary St. Lawrence River widening out and pretending to be a lake . But every year , in March or April , my parents drove the few miles to the lake- shore and scoured us up another house . But even ...
Page 21
... never mentioned her to anyone , I didn't ask about her now . My parents probably wouldn't have been able to tell me where she'd gone . But before the end of that summer - the last of the three we spent in the village - the curve of that ...
... never mentioned her to anyone , I didn't ask about her now . My parents probably wouldn't have been able to tell me where she'd gone . But before the end of that summer - the last of the three we spent in the village - the curve of that ...
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... never know . Rightly I'm not sure . So as not to confuse him . " She said no more , suddenly drained , and soon after that they stopped to have a glass of tequila - he was never adven- turous about food or drink , she had to tease him ...
... never know . Rightly I'm not sure . So as not to confuse him . " She said no more , suddenly drained , and soon after that they stopped to have a glass of tequila - he was never adven- turous about food or drink , she had to tease him ...
Table des matières
The Little White Girl | 11 |
The Accident | 23 |
The Heights | 34 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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