Lynn Crosbie
Well known for her blunt sardonic prose, Lynn
Crosbie does not disappoint in this semi-autobiographical assemblage of vibrant
vignettes. Her minimalist, pithy style resonates throughout this novel, offering
both humour and sentiment. With superb
craftsmanship Crosbie creates a portrait of herself that aptly captures the meaning
behind her title. Recounting experiences
of loss, bereavement, everyday disappointments, and the rediscovery of herself
in the process, Crosbie manages to sneak in small snippets of hope and
contentment, so that her overall message is not one of loss, but of the formation
of our identity that occurs through the experience of loss. Crosbie creates a
collage of these vital snippets from life, sometimes messy, and most of the
time jagged, but always infallibly honest in their delivery.
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Sarah Walker
I have the feeling that the comment before mine is Spam.
ReplyDeleteBut mine is real! I heard Lynn Crosbie read from this at the International Festival of Authors - at the Anansi 45th Anniversary event - and it was brilliant; I didn't want her to stop. (She also looked snazzy, with fancy earrings and I think red pants, but is that beside the point?) Anyway, I'd heard of Lynn Crosbie before but don't think I'd really heard HER. And so now I am a new fan.