Home Truths: Selected Canadian Stories

By: Mavis Gallant

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Synopsis: From a PEN Award winner, these tales ranging from Depression-era Quebec to contemporary Vancouver offer &“irresistible storytelling through and through&” (Kirkus Reviews). Canada is one of the world&’s most diverse and gorgeous countries, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, with a wealth of experiences and people to match its incredible size and breadth. The nation&’s impressive variety is on display in Home Truths, Mavis Gallant&’s ode to her home country through stories. Gallant moves effortlessly through time and place, taking the reader from Depression-era Quebec to 1950s Paris to contemporary Vancouver while dealing with the universal themes of the innocence of youth, intrafamily relations, and the expat&’s growing feeling of distance from home. The pinnacle of the collection is Gallant&’s moving Linnet Muir series, an autobiographical look at a young woman&’s return to Montreal at eighteen after living abroad.Home Truths is a compelling testament to Gallant&’s enduring grace and humor.

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