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Richard Cumyn
Lauder Jones and Mountcastle, two Halifax families both alike in dignity, linked by love and circumstance. Douglas Lauder Jones, obscure story writer, calls it "Life and No Escape." His lovelorn…
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A calculus formula, a calculating boy, a young woman who is intelligent but unwise – the ingredients for a gripping story and the thematic fulcrum for this riveting collection of…
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In nine memorable new stories and with tragicomic flair, acclaimed master of the short form Richard Cumyn dramatizes lives in tumult and transition. If the sign for migrant soul is…
Longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Award for Short Fiction Longlisted for the Relit Awards
Famous Last Mealsis a trio of contemporary novellas about the roles we play in an age when everyone is an actor. The curtain opens on Candidates, a gentle satire starring…
