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We Are Not In Pakistan
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- Shauna Singh Baldwin |
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 Ten years after her stunning debut, Shauna Singh Baldwin returns with an outstanding new collection of ten stories.
Migrating from Central America to the American South, from Metro Toronto to the Ukraine, this book features an
unforgettable cast of characters.
In "Only a Button" Olena learns she has to move to the Ukraine and live closer to her hated mother-in-law. In the
title story, 16-year-old Kathleen thinks she would be much better off without her Pakistani grandmother. In the
enchanting magical realism of "Naina," an Indo-Canadian woman is pregnant with a baby girl who refuses to be born.
"The View from the Mountain" Wilson Gonzales in Costa Rica makes friends with his new American boss, Ted
Grand. But following 9/11, Ted's suspicions cloud his judgment and threaten his friendship with Wilson.
Each containing an entire world, these stories are marked by indelible images and unforgettable turns of phrase — hallmarks of Baldwin's fictional world.
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"A chain of tales that has not a single weak link . . . Shauna Singh Baldwin's writing is,
quite simply, brilliant. She finds the unique voice of each character and lets him or her
speak, as vivid personalities are discovered rather than created. The stories are
collaborations between author and character. This collection is a dazzling achievement
by a gifted storyteller." |
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- Ralph Higgins, Atlantic Books Today |
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SHAUNA SINGH BALDWIN's luminous prose has garnered critical acclaim in
major newspapers and magazines in Canada, the United States, the UK, and India.
She is the author of three works of fiction, English Lessons and Other Stories, What
the Body Remembers, and The Tiger Claw. Her work has received numerous awards,
including India's Shastri Award (silver medal) for short prose, the Writer's Union of
Canada Prize for short prose, the Friends of American Writers Award, the CBC
Literary Award, and the Commonwealth Prize for Best Book (Canada and the
Caribbean). She is the recipient of a Nehru Award (gold medal) for public speaking.
She and her Irish-American husband live in Milwaukee, WI. |
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"If you are a writer; study these stories. If you are a reader; relax and enjoy
them. If you are both; count your lucky stars, you're in for an wonderful ride." |
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- Judy Bridges, Milwaukee Home magazine. |
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