"A paperback edition of this book was published in Canada in 2009 by the Penguin Group"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
The separation. The weather -- Escape -- Traces -- This other us -- The fianceĢe -- Rely -- Remember, relive -- Frank -- Caught -- Sky theatre -- And the living is easy -- Romance languages -- The separation.
Summary:
Presents a collection of short stories that explore emotional and physical absences, including tales about an ice-cream scooper named after Nina Simone and a fortune-teller who fails to predict her own daughter's heartbreak.
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