Collected Stories [Import] [Paperback]

CAROL SHIELDS (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Fourth Estate (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007193750
• ISBN-13: 978-0007193752
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A final bouquet, August 24, 2005

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LiLa "Library Lady" (Monterey, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collected Stories (Hardcover)

From a too-early departed Canadian treasure. Shields could turn a phrase, or take her reader from a wink of an eye to a catch in the throat, like no one else. She was a trickster of a storyteller - start you off slow, comfortable and easy - then wham! Off you'd go into a character, or life, that delights and surprises.

The first two lines of "Pardon":
On Friday afternoon Milly stopped at Ernie's Cards 'n' Things to buy a mea culpa card for her father-in-law, whom she had apparently insulted.
"Sorry," Ernie's wife said in her testy way."We're all out."

I love the off-handed humor and grace of the phrase "apparently insulted". This last collection is a departing gift, and should be read accordingly. Each page turned slowly, each paragraph unwrapped and savored, each word read as though it was the last - "part of the bliss they would one day gladly surrender."

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Languid, Seductive, Insightful, August 9, 2006

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Linda A. Lavid "Writer" (Buffalo, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collected Stories (P.S.) (Paperback)

This is a wonderful collection. Each reflective,gentle story pulls you forward with poetic, awe-inspiring detail. A joy at every level.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful stories from a gifted late writer..., February 3, 2006

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This review is from: Collected Stories (P.S.) (Paperback)

Carol Shields died of Breast Cancer three years ago, a sad loss of a gifted, wonderful Canadian writer. Collected Stories features several of the most wonderful stories I have read. Her quirky humor comes to life in this wonderful collection. Though the stories may come across as incredibly mundane because it deals with every day, ordinary people, said stories give a wonderful portrayal of characters you can definitely relate to. My favorite stories are "Invitations," "Taking the Train," "Pardon," "Segue," "Fuel for the Fire," and "Our Men and Women." This is a large collection of previously released stories and her last effort before she passed away called "Segue." This is a beautiful collection you won't want to miss. I read The Stone Diaries when it first came out eleven years ago and my impression now is the same one I had when I read the aforementioned novel: Carol Shields was a master storyteller.