The Penguin Anthology of Stories by Canadian Women
- ISBN-10
- 0140267018
- ISBN-13
- 9780140267013
- Category
- Canadian fiction
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1998
- Author
- Denise Chong
Description
From friendship to passion, from childhood to motherhood, from secrets to jealousies, the stories in this collection cover a vast social, cultural and emotional terrain while revealing the many common touchstones in the lives of contemporary women.
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