Dan Yashinsky’s son Jacob died tragically in a car accident at the age of 26 when Dan fell asleep at the wheel and crashed. All his life, Jacob had struggled with Prader-Willi Syndrome, but rather than let it defeat him, he became an advocate for people suffering from PWS as well as people coping with various other disabilities. His voice has been captured and carried in this unique book, which goes beyond the terrible grief of losing a child to preserving and sharing his story. >>
Some people claim they would like to walk away from their lives. Shelley A. Leedahl had the nerve to do it. Was it an act of selfishness, or self-preservation? Provocative, candid, and engaging, these intimate essays explore the implicit complexities and contradictions when personal and professional lives both complement and clash. >>
Ignite's unflinchingly honest poems tell the story of a broken relationship between a man and a woman, healed by a very physical process of self-discovery which is sparked by the woman's recovery of desire. Speaking a language we understand, yet taking us to deeper levels of understanding, the poems use language sparingly with imagist clarity; individually they startle, and evoke primal recognitions. >>
In his startling debut collection, Darrell Epp brings us a city haunted by monsters and movie stars, where hope and rage, sacred and carnal, mundane and surreal are uneasy neighbours. >>
Landon and Joy share an instant connection, and within a matter of days, they buy a beautiful but troubled house together. However, when the heat of summer--and their initial infatuation--begins to wane, the two realize how little they know about each other and the house they now call home. In the Country In the Dark is a thrilling psychological exploration of the secrets we keep--and the lengths we might go to keep them. >>
In the First Early Days of My Death
As Wendy Li floats above the city, unravelling the story of her own untimely end, she learns that things aren't always what they seem. An unusual ghost story from the author of Latent Heat. >>
It Is Just That Your House Is So Far Away
His father dead, approaching forty, Jeff Mott is drifting across China, because he wants to learn the language. The Chinese agree that his Mandarin is pretty good, but only want to speak English with him. >>
Language Matters: Interviews With 22 Quebec Poets
Some of the best and most innovative English-language poets in Quebec reflect on questions of politics and poetics. >>
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