A Bird in the House: Stories (Phoenix Fiction)
One of Canada?s most accomplished authors combines the best qualities of both the short story and the novel to create a lyrical evocation of the beauty, pain, and wonder of growing up.In eight interconnected, finely wrought stories, Margaret Laurence recreates the world of Vanessa MacLeod ? a world of scrub-oak, willow, and chokecherry bushes; of family love and conflict; and of a girl?s growing awareness of and passage into womanhood. The stories blend into one masterly and moving whole: poignant, compassionate, and profound in emotional impact.In this fourth book of the five-volume Manawaka series, Vanessa MacLeod takes her rightful place alongside the other unforgettable heroines of Manawaka: Hagar Shipley inThe Stone Angel, Rachel Cameron inA Jest of God, Stacey MacAindra inThe Fire-Dwellers, and Morag Gunn inThe Diviners.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.