Phoenix Fiction: A Bird in the House : Stories (Paperback)

from MarianV

A series of related stories that combined together equal a novel take place in 1930's Canada. They are told from the point of view of 6 year old Vanessa who describes herself as a "professional listener". She narrates the lives of her parents, aunts, uncles & grandparents during the years of the ...

from gypsysmom

This is a small book of short stories. But, like The Stone Angel and A Jest of God, they all take place in the fictional town of Manawaka which is a thinly disguised Neepawa, MB where Laurence grew up. According to a Winnipeg Free Press article published at the time of her death in 1987 some peop...

from oldblack

Ooh yes, this is a goodie! I've never been overly fond of short stories because I felt that I didn't get to know the characters well enough. This series of stories, however, features the same main characters throughout. The result is that we do get to really understand the context of the narrator...

from m.belljackson

Interspersed with the depressing stories are some vivid depictions of nature. My favorite characters were Aunt Edna, Ewen, and Chris. None of the stories are favorites and I skipped the "Half Husky," knowing that with all the human deaths, a cruel dog one was likely to follow,

from MarianV

A series of related stories that combined together equal a novel take place in 1930's Canada. They are told from the point of view of 6 year old Vanessa who describes herself as a "professional listener". She narrates the lives of her parents, aunts, uncles & grandparents during the years of the ...