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Great adventures for the faint of heart : stories

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    Publisher:
    Freehand Books, 2021
    Note: Alberta Municipal Affairs' Public Library Services Branch

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  • Author: Fagan, Cary
    Date:
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    2021
    Summary:

    These ten compelling and delightful stories highlight ordinary people, introverts, mostly living quiet lives - until they take the chance to leap toward small, meaningful adventure. A young woman is given a painting by Picasso by her stepfather, and she must acquire a wall to hang it on. A hippie family picks up a cello-playing hitchhiker who convinces them to get a television. And a man winds up taking his girlfriend's son on a road trip - an unexpected expedition for them both. Filled with a sense of hope, these stories explore the tangled bonds of family and the complex web that holds them together. Cary Fagan is an undisputed master of the short story, and Great Adventures for the Faint of Heart is a brilliant and warm collection that expands our acceptance of human frailty and our unpredictable capacity for change.

    Contents:
    • My father's Picasso
    • Photographs of the Civil War
    • Bear stories
    • The punch
    • Poems of the Kornbluths
    • Stinky potato golem
    • Westfalia
    • Never-ending yard sale blues
    • Laughing heir
    • The dog of Rome.
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    Subject(s): Families
    Original Publisher: Calgary, Alberta, Freehand Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781988298917
    Collection(s)/Series: Read Alberta eBook Collection