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Ladykiller
Ladykiller is the astonishing debut collection of seven smart stories from an exciting new voice in Canadian literature. Charlotte Gill is a brilliant young writer who is not afraid to stare down the truth and shame the devil. She conjures compelling stories about escape, self-sabotage, and the power of unconscious desire. A couple plots against a crying baby in the apartment below as their dysfunctional relationship begins to veer off course. A hot-shot scuba-diving instructor falls for a teena …

A Nation Plays Chopsticks
An outsider plays old-timer hockey in the wilds of New Brunswick.

Throwing Cotton
A woman who plans to conceive ends up in the arms of her husband’s best friend.

Sharp Corner
A homeowner witnesses three separate, brutal car crashes on his front lawn, and doesn’t want to admit that a part of him craves the rush each brings.

Moving House
A grandfather moves his house down a prairie road in the 1950s, only to be stopped by overhead telephone wires.

We Are All About Wendy Now
The office cat lady reluctantly joins her fellow employees’ crusade to cheer up their dying co-worker.

Home Schooling
A former concert pianist, who gave up her career to embark on her husband’s idea for an independent private school on one of the Gulf Islands, realizes that she has placed her life and the lives of her children in the hands of a feckless man.