Clear skies, no wind, 100% visibility
Armstrong, Théodora
House of Anansi Press
Toronto
monographic
Open WorldCat Canadian Writing Research Collaboratory
Fiction Short stories
English
cwrc:3759e654-5ca8-4e2e-b987-88f068206105
2018-09-05T23:02:50.718Z
Set against the divergent landscape of British Columbia - from the splendours of nature to its immense dangers, from urban grease and grit to dry, desert towns - Clear Skies, No Wind, 100% Visibility examines human beings and their many frailties with breathtaking insight and accuracy. Théodora Armstrong peoples her stories with characters as richly various -and as compelling - as her settings. A soon-to-be father and haute cuisine chef mercilessly berates his staff while facing his lack of preparedness for parenthood. A young girl revels in the dark drama of the murder of a girl from her ne.