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    The Love Olympics

    The Love Olympics

    $21.95

    ISBN: 9781550819083

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    Warm, funny, and stylistically savvy, these stories follow an interlocking set of characters and the people they love.
    Characters weave their way in and out of The Love Olympics, a collection of short fiction set in St. John’s. The book is about various forms of love—the ways love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us. The stories are smart, witty, funny, warm, and surprising; they capture the preoccupations of characters from different generations who are closely or only tangentially connected to one another. This collection explores people’s aspirations, fears, and vulnerabilities; their generosity and desire for connection; their willingness to see past flaws and appreciate other human beings in all their complexity.

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    Warm, funny, and stylistically savvy, these stories follow an interlocking set of characters and the people they love.
    Characters weave their way in and out of The Love Olympics, a collection of short fiction set in St. John’s. The book is about various forms of love—the ways love grips us, shakes us, releases or envelops us. The stories are smart, witty, funny, warm, and surprising; they capture the preoccupations of characters from different generations who are closely or only tangentially connected to one another. This collection explores people’s aspirations, fears, and vulnerabilities; their generosity and desire for connection; their willingness to see past flaws and appreciate other human beings in all their complexity.

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    Author bio   Claire Wilkshire is a writer, editor, translator and teacher living in St. John’s with her husband, writer Larry Mathews. They have two adult children. Maxine (2013) is Claire’s first novel. Her short fiction has appeared in publications such as Grain, the New Quarterly, Event, and the Fiddlehead. She’s a founding member of the Burning Rock writing group.

    BMO Winterset award finalist (2022)

    Alistair MacLeod Prize for Short Fiction finalist (2022)

    NL Book Awards for Fiction finalist (2022)

    NL Reads finalist (2023)

    ISBN:  9781550819083 , 9781550819090

    Item Publish Date: 2021 / 11 / 01

    Measurements: 8 in X 5.25 in X 0.25 in

    Weight: 0.5 kg

    Page Count: 216

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