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Garlanded with critical acclaim, it won the penhemingway award for debut fiction, was nominated for a national book critics circle award, was shortlisted for the man booker prize, and was named a book of the year by the washington post and san francisco chronicle. Nonfiction writer and now editor denise chong, likes short stories because. This is an anthology that acknowledges and confirms a womans right to shape and define her own sexuality, rather than having it. Jun 27, 2007 urquhart has also published storm glass 1987, a book of short stories. Celtic tales and canadian history are combined in the lives of four generations of women. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Connect to the growing family of people using educational stories.
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