Stones

by FINDLEY, TIMOTHY

• ISBN13: 9780385300025
• ISBN10: 0385300026
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1990-01-01
• Publisher: Delta

Summary

A brilliant collection of nine short stories that explores the realities of contemporary relationships, offers imaginative visions of urban life, and examines the divisive and destructive acts played out on the personal battlegrounds of family life

Winner of the 1988 Edgar Award for Best Paperback Mystery for The Telling of Lies, Timothy Findley has written novels (The Wars, Famous Last Words, and Not Wanted on the Voyage) much celebrated for their weighty and ambitious themes. In Stones, Findley exposes the sharp changes in the traditional institutions of love, marriage, and family through a vivid terrain of images and insightful stories. Reflecting our changing times with stunning clarity, the tales reveal the menacing and enigmatic aspects of our daily lives.

Author Biography

Timothy Findley, the author of six previous novels and a short-story collection, has received many distinguished awards for excellence in writing, including the Province of Ontario Award and the Trillium Award. He is also a playwright and award-winning television writer. Timothy Findley lives in Toronto

Table of Contents

Bragg and Minna	p. 1
A Gift of Mercy	p. 27
Foxes	p. 59
The Sky	p. 75
Dreams	p. 103
The Name's the Same	p. 133
Real Life Writes Real Bad	p. 149
Almeyer's Mother	p. 171
Stones	p. 193
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