You Never Know: Stories
by Isabel Huggan | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0140149872 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0140149872 Global Overview for this book
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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Demonstrating the same sharp eye, nuanced ear and unblinking, affectionate insight that marked The Elizabeth Stories , her debut collection about adolescence, Huggan here focuses mostly on young married women. Sexual, maternal, intelligent and aware of their failings, her women share the recognition that their innocence was not so much lost as illusory. This knowledge brings liberation as well as sorrow. Among the best stories is the delicate, deftly crafted "On Fire," which follows Lily, who has not been able to conceive, on the annual summer vacation she and her husband take with her former college roommate, Casey, her husband and three babies. Huggan refers to the future the two couples will inhabit, resolving some of the hinted-at secrets while leaving others unrevealed. "Losing Face" and "Skin the Colour of Money" trace the observations of a young Canadian woman, living in Nairobi with her diplomat husband, as she tries to understand her relationships with African servants and merchants. In "Knowing People" a Canadian woman returns with her husband and teenaged children to the remote Scottish farm where she spent a summer 25 years earlier. Whether set in Africa, a mental institution ("Throwing and Catching"), in a rural farmhouse ("The Violation") or in southern France ("Sitsy"), Huggan's stories and her original characters bear the stamp of unarguable authenticity.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This is a powerful collection of 12 short stories written about women, their intimacies, and the intricacies of their relationships. The stories are set in Canada, Kenya, and France--all places where Huggan ( The Elizabeth Sisters , LJ 4/1/87) herself has lived. In 'Throwing and Catching," a psychology student discovers a young woman in a mental ward who is deeply entertwined with her own childhood. In "Observing the Niceties," a daughter reflects on her mother's life. "Fine Tuning" portrays a woman's difficulties relating to both her sister and her daughter. "Losing Face" explores the relationship between a woman and her servant. "Sitsy" shows the spaces in the relationship between husband and wife, while "On Fire" delineates the onset of passion. Multifacted women of all ages are effectively portrayed in this sensitive, satisfying collection.
- Stephanie Furtsch, Purchase Lib., New York
From Publishers Weekly
Demonstrating the same sharp eye, nuanced ear and unblinking, affectionate insight that marked The Elizabeth Stories , her debut collection about adolescence, Huggan here focuses mostly on young married women. Sexual, maternal, intelligent and aware of their failings, her women share the recognition that their innocence was not so much lost as illusory. This knowledge brings liberation as well as sorrow. Among the best stories is the delicate, deftly crafted "On Fire," which follows Lily, who has not been able to conceive, on the annual summer vacation she and her husband take with her former college roommate, Casey, her husband and three babies. Huggan refers to the future the two couples will inhabit, resolving some of the hinted-at secrets while leaving others unrevealed. "Losing Face" and "Skin the Colour of Money" trace the observations of a young Canadian woman, living in Nairobi with her diplomat husband, as she tries to understand her relationships with African servants and merchants. In "Knowing People" a Canadian woman returns with her husband and teenaged children to the remote Scottish farm where she spent a summer 25 years earlier. Whether set in Africa, a mental institution ("Throwing and Catching"), in a rural farmhouse ("The Violation") or in southern France ("Sitsy"), Huggan's stories and her original characters bear the stamp of unarguable authenticity.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
This is a powerful collection of 12 short stories written about women, their intimacies, and the intricacies of their relationships. The stories are set in Canada, Kenya, and France--all places where Huggan ( The Elizabeth Sisters , LJ 4/1/87) herself has lived. In 'Throwing and Catching," a psychology student discovers a young woman in a mental ward who is deeply entertwined with her own childhood. In "Observing the Niceties," a daughter reflects on her mother's life. "Fine Tuning" portrays a woman's difficulties relating to both her sister and her daughter. "Losing Face" explores the relationship between a woman and her servant. "Sitsy" shows the spaces in the relationship between husband and wife, while "On Fire" delineates the onset of passion. Multifacted women of all ages are effectively portrayed in this sensitive, satisfying collection.
- Stephanie Furtsch, Purchase Lib., New York
Journal Entry 2 by Miss-Piggott at -- Da qualche parte in città - somewhere in the city in Roma, Lazio Italy on Saturday, November 11, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (11/11/2006 UTC) at -- Da qualche parte in città - somewhere in the city in Roma, Lazio Italy
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
This book will be released on a special occasion: Italian bookcrossers all over the country are celebrating their 50th month of bookcrossing activity releasing more than 700 books.
Please, even if you don't read this book, let it travel leaving it somewhere.
Thanks
Questo libro parteciperà alla megaliberazione dell'11 novembre.
This book will be released on a special occasion: Italian bookcrossers all over the country are celebrating their 50th month of bookcrossing activity releasing more than 700 books.
Please, even if you don't read this book, let it travel leaving it somewhere.
Thanks
I'm from Greece , I found this book in Piazza di Spagna - Rome - Italy, three days ago, ant I took it with me in Greece. I' m planning to read it and maybe (because I'm not sure right now) I'll keep it permanently.
CAUGHT IN ROME PIAZZA DI SPAGNA ITALY
CAUGHT IN ROME PIAZZA DI SPAGNA ITALY
I'm from Greece , I found this book in Piazza di Spagna - Rome - Italy, three days ago, ant I took it with me in Greece. I' m planning to read it and maybe (because I'm not sure right now) I'll keep it permanently.
