Made in Manitoba: An Anthology of Short Fiction

Winnipeg: Turnstone, 1990. Mass market paperback, Pp279. Tight and clean - a very good or better copy, which appears to be unread. This spirited collection highlights the freshness, charm and originality which are the hallmarks of Manitoba writing. These are stories to savour -- by turns funny, tender, pensive, offbeat, unsettling, provocative and, always, entertaining. With a splendid profusion of people and places both strange and yet familiar, Made in Manitoba is sure to satisfy the keenest appetite for a good read. Contents include Boos in the House by Armin Wiebe; Earth Moving by Robert Kroetsch; The Green-Roses Kerchief by Maara Haas; Alive in the Cold Atlantic by David Arnason; Still Lonely in Wawa by Lois Braun; The Crumb Cake Rag by Patricia Sanders; A Story Like a Shovel by Birk Sproxton; While You Wait by Laurie Lam; Pearly White by W.D. Valgardson; Flowers for Weddings and Funerals by Sandra Birdsell; Courting in 1957 by Dave Williamson; Canyon Nights by Jake MacDonald; Dying for Love by Carol Shields; The Bicyclist by Ed Kleiman; Between Here and There by Sheldon Oberman; Portrait by Kathie Kolybaba; The Loons by Margaret Laurence; Stubble Burning by David Williams; The Ceremony of the Child by Don Bailey; The Wheelchair by Gabrielle Roy; Away on a Different Bus Somewhere Besides Here by Bruce Eason; Red Rock and After by Wayne Tefs. We welcome all reasonable offers on our books. All books in stock and available for immediate shipment from Winnipeg, Manitoba.