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High-Wire Summer

October 1, 2009 | Trade paperback
ISBN: 9781897151532
$21.00
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Description

In this collection of twenty-six stories, acclaimed author Louise Dupré celebrates women who have reached the summer of their lives, with plenty to look back upon and even more to look forward to. In one story, two lovers trapped by a snowstorm call an end to their relationship. In another, a woman buries her father but finds herself unable to grieve for him. At Expo 67, a teenage girl discovers the world and the fellowship of humankind. A quietly desperate academic travels to a conference and unexpectedly finds passion -- perhaps even love.

These women are tightrope-walkers, alone and courageous; having crossed so many thresholds, they must now find the strength to defy convention, and take one more leap into the unknown in order to start over. Dark, yet radiant, High-Wire Summer is proof of Louise Dupré's ability to disarm and seduce with the delicate music of her words.

About this Author

Louise Dupré is a poet, writer, critic, and professor. She is the author of eight collections of poetry and several novels, including La memoria, which won the Prix de la Société des écrivains canadiens and the Prix Ringuet de l'Académie des lettres du Québec. She teaches literature and creative writing at the Université de Québec in Montreal.

ISBN: 9781897151532
Format: Trade paperback
Pages: 200
Publisher: Cormorant Books
Published: 2009-10-01

Reviews

"Radiates confidence and felicity ... a marvel brimming with unforgettable tableaux, balanced, bodacious, often brilliant ... simply bask in the wonder of a gorgeous performance by two of this country's most accomplished creators, hands down, arms outstretched, heads held high."

"Liedewy Hawke's graceful translation adroitly and sensitively recreates the rhythm and poetry of Louise Dupré's writing, and the delicate and astute observations of her reflective vignettes."

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