Product Description

Seven stories by seven up-and-coming Canadian women writers, handpicked by Canada’s leading lady of fiction and read by noted women actors — this is the idea behind a compelling audio compilation of the best new short fiction. Margaret Atwood Presents features stories by Annabel Lyon, Caroline Adderson, Nancy Lee, Elise Levine, Lisa Moore, Kristi-Ly Green, and Sheila Heti. Brilliant, daring, funny, and frequently, these writers pull no punches when it comes to depicting society as they see it. In “Sally In Parts,” Nancy Lee from Vancouver explores a young woman’s unusual relationship with her body. In “Cancer,” Toronto writer Kristi-Ly Green describes a primary-school class’s ambivalent responses towards a poor little rich girl. Lisa Moore of St. John’s, Newfoundland, brings a haunting, sensuous intensity to a tale of love in “Haloes,” while Toronto’s Sheila Heti upends traditional forms in the sharp urban parable, “The Princess and the Plumber.” Vividly brought to life through the voices of Liisa Repo-Martell, Mag Ruffman, Chapelle Jaffe, Genevieve Steele, Sandra Oh, Juno Mills-Cockell, and Mary Lewis, these stories herald an exciting new generation of Canadian women writers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #448324 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-16
• Formats: Audiobook, CD
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .43" h x 5.66" w x 4.92" l, .24 pounds
• Binding: Audio CD

Margaret Atwood
Sharp-edged new writers in the takeoff phase of their careers.

From the Back Cover
In this innovative audio anthology, Margaret Atwood shares her pick of promising women writers from Canada. These captivating stories by Nancy Lee, Caroline Adderson, Annabel Lyon, Elise Levine, Lisa Moore, Kristi-Ly Green, and Sheila Heti are narrated by noted female actors and introduced by Atwood herself. They’re smart, edgy, and often wickedly funny. Sheila Hett’s ironic fairy tale “The Princess and the Plumber” features a frog that doles out sage advice to a love-sick workman. In “Sally, in Parts, ” Nancy Lee coolly itemizes the body of a young woman, while Caroline Adderson spins a mesmerizing immigrant myth in “The Chmarnyk.” Available only on audio, this remarkable collection heralds an exciting new generation in Canadian fiction writing.

About the Author
Margaret Atwood is the internationally renowned author of such novels as Oryx and Crake, Alias Grace, and The Edible Woman. She is a novelist and a poet, and has also authored short story collections, critical studies, screenplays, radio scripts, and books