Uncertain Kin
Description:
From Governor General's Literary Award finalist Janice Lynn Mather comes this mesmerizing collection of linked stories that explores the beauty and brutality of being alive. SET AGAINST THE VIVID backdrop of The Bahamas, these eighteen luminous and haunting stories introduce us to women and girls searching for certainty and belonging as they navigate profound upheaval. The characters are bold and big-hearted, complex and intimately familiar. They grapple with the bonds of kinship and the responsibilities of parenthood, with grief, longing, betrayal, coming of age and what it means to be a woman. Little girls disappear from their beds one lush August. A jogger with a secret diagnosis makes a sinister discovery on the beach. An island wakes to blood pouring from its taps after a pastor's tirade. An immigrant mother new to Vancouver struggles to plant roots in a city that doesn’t want her or her son. Tinged with folklore and the surreal, Uncertain Kin is grounded by its emotional richness and breathtaking insight into our relationships with others—and ourselves. This extraordinary collection signals the debut of an important new voice in literature.
Reviews:
(5 months ago) |
10 May, 2025
Un conjunto de dieciocho cuentos costumbristas, agudos, la mayor parte de ellos ubicados en Bahamas (alguno en Canadá, donde reside actualmente la autora).
Los cuentos son muy buenos, reflejan en forma muy verosímil las relaciones humanas, en especial de familias, y en varios cuentos muestra una gran creatividad, con cuentos construidos con el material de los sueños (son los que más me han gustado). Pero el efecto repetitivo de un estilo y una temática provoca cierta saturación. Y son muchos para un libro de cuentos, tomando en cuenta que en general no son cortos.
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Challenge:
Read Around North America Challenge
Country:
Bahamas
Bahamas
Language:
EN
Genre:
Contemporary fiction
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