Touchy Subjects [Import] [Paperback]

Emma Donoghue (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: HACHETTE BOOK GROUP @ (November 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1844083012
• ISBN-13: 978-1844083015
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 8.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,650,371 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Born in Dublin in 1969, Emma Donoghue is a writer of contemporary and historical fiction whose novels include the bestselling "Slammerkin," "The Sealed Letter," "Landing," "Life Mask," "Hood," and "Stirfry." Her story collections are "The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits," "Kissing the Witch," and "Touchy Subjects." She also writes literary history, and plays for stage and radio. She lives in London, Ontario, with her partner and their two small children.

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pleasantly surprised, March 12, 2009

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Monika Matthews (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Touchy Subjects (Paperback)

I'm not actually a fan of short stories at all. They typically don't let you get into the heart of a character enough to make it worthwhile. Frequently they lack any character development at all. Not so with Donoghue's stories. She pulls you in to her characters and leaves you wanting more, but not feeling denied. I was pleasantly surprised.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Touchy subjects..., April 7, 2008

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lenkalotte (Germany) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Touchy Subjects (Paperback)

is a short story collection by Emma Donoghue, whose work I really, really like.

I like her humor and the melancholy touch a lot of her work has. Her characters always feel very real, they have flaws and ups and downs.

This collection includes stories she has gathered under the headings babies, domesticity, desire and death. The characters come from all walks of life, background etc. (if you're looking for a collection of all-lesbian stories this isn't it). As with all collections I liked some stories better than others but I enjoyed them all.

My favorite stories are "Touchy Subjects", the story of a single woman and her best friend's husband meeting in a hotel room to make a baby and "The Welcome", which takes place in an all-woman housing co-op.