Scrabble Lessons - Vryenhoek, Leslie

Clean, tight, unmarked; title page removed; otherwise absolute minimal wear; appears unread; Vryenhoek draws us into the desires of those who are easily overlooked: the chary cook at a home for pregnant women who grieves the transition from nuns to social workers; a down-on-his-luck labourer in Winnipeg's inner city who wants to ride a stolen bicycle; the middle-aged woman, demoralized by family obligations, who lets a fast-talking chocolate salesman in the door. These are stories about the longing that gnaws at our most ordinary days, and about those rare moments of acute certainty, even joy, on which whole lives can pivot and change course.
Very Good
Paperback
Oolichan Books
2009
Lantzville, BC