Light Lifting by Alexander Macleod
"Light Lifting" is a suite of darkly urban, unflinching elegies. The seven stories each encompass a keenly observed, immersive world, rooted firmly in the real life of work and family. They are elemental stories of work and its bonds, of tragedy and tragedy barely averted, but also of beauty and love and moments of pure transcendence.
A thoughtful, beautifully crafted, big-hearted work -- Anne Enright
Alexander MacLeod's control of cadence and rhythm is so complete that it seems effortlessThese stories offer a real pleasure which comes from the sense of life and emotional honesty in them. The pleasure also comes from their beautiful tone and something in the voice which is both relaxed and perfect. They contain a rare kind of truthfulness. -- Colm Tóibín
Every so often a new writer comes along with a true gift for language...an elegant, conversational simplicity * LA Times *
Outstanding -- Suzi Feay * Independent *
Brilliant...engrossing, thrilling and ultimately satisfying: each story has the weight of a novel * The Economist *
Alexander MacLeod's control of cadence and rhythm is so complete that it seems effortlessThese stories offer a real pleasure which comes from the sense of life and emotional honesty in them. The pleasure also comes from their beautiful tone and something in the voice which is both relaxed and perfect. They contain a rare kind of truthfulness. -- Colm Tóibín
Every so often a new writer comes along with a true gift for language...an elegant, conversational simplicity * LA Times *
Outstanding -- Suzi Feay * Independent *
Brilliant...engrossing, thrilling and ultimately satisfying: each story has the weight of a novel * The Economist *
Alexander MacLeod was born in Inverness, Cape Breton and raised in Windsor, Ontario. His first collection of short stories (Light Lifting, Biblioasis 2010) was shortlisted for the Giller Prize, the Commonwealth Prize, two Atlantic Book Awards, and went on to become a national bestseller. Alexander holds degrees from the University of Windsor, the University of Notre Dame, and McGill; he currently lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and teaches at Saint Mary's University in Halifax.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099563396 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099563398 |
| Title | Light Lifting |
| Author | Alexander Macleod |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2013-02-07 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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