num_pages: 128
description: A mother hires a sinister baby-sitter.  An Irish innocent embraces the ambiguities of Belfast.  A university professor welcomes a houseguest and finds himself a stranger in his own home.  Two young women seek romance along the Canadian border ....Walking on Ice depicts a world in which human relationships grow ever more fragile and trust is tentative at best. In these stories men and women confront the unexpected risks of everday life in Boston, Northern Ireland, Connecticut, the Scottish Highlands, and upstate New York.  With subtlety and wit, Susan Hubbard explores the tensions of our times.The sitter --My first dance --Belfast holiday --The power of the great --Walking on ice --House guest --Smoke --Dog --As good as it gets
language: English
title: Walking on Ice: Stories (Awp Award Series in Short Fiction, 11)
titlecomplete: Walking on Ice: Stories (Awp Award Series in Short Fiction, 11) (Volume 1)
ratings_count: 10
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Grace Paley Prize for Short Fiction
publisher: University of Missouri