Thirteen shells
By: Nadia Bozak
Publisher: House of Anansi Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 307
ISBN-13: 9781770899872
Subjects: Bohemianism; Fiction
Other titles: 13 shells
Work titles: Short stories
Description: Spanning the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Thirteen Shells is narrated from the perspective of Shell, the only child of artisans determined to live off their handicrafts and uphold a bohemian lifestyle. At the age of five, Shell's world is transformed when the family moves into a new house. Over time, she gradually trades her unconventional upbringing for junk food, rock music, and boys. All the while, Shell quietly watches her parents' loveless marriage fall apart and learns to survive divorce, weight gain, heartache, and first love.
Notes: Novel-in-stories.
Table of contents: title: Greener grass; title: Fiddleheads; title: Please don't pass me by; title: Tooth fairy; title: Children of the corn; title: Fair trade; title: Frozen fish; title: Snow tire; title: Hole in the wall; title: She will make music wherever she goes; title: Jesse; title: Left luggage; title: New roof.