Sic Transit Wagon and Other Stories (Paperback)

The stories in this collection move from the all-seeing naivete of a child narrator trying to make sense of the world of adults, through the consciousness of the child-become-mother, to the mature perceptions of the older woman taking stock of her life. Set over a timespan from colonial-era Trinidad to the hazards and alarms of its postcolonial present, these stories have, at their core, the experience of uncomfortable change, but seen with a developing sense of its constancy as part of life, and the need for acceptance. The stories deal with the vulnerabilities and shames of a childhood of poverty; the pain of being let down; glimpses of the secret lives of adults; betrayals in love; the temptations of possessiveness; conflicts between the desire for belonging and independence; and the devastation of loss through illness, dementia, and death. What brings each of these not uncommon situations to fresh and vivid life is the quality of the writing: the shape of the stories, the unerring capturing of the rhythms of the voice and a way of seeing that includes a saving sense of humor and the absurd and also delights in the characters that people these stories."

General

Imprint:	Peepal Tree Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2013
First published:	August 2013
Authors:	Barbara Jenkins
Dimensions:	206 x 135 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	180
ISBN-13:	978-1-84523-214-6
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories Promotions
LSN:	1-84523-214-3
Barcode:	9781845232146

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