Light Lifting Alexander MacLeod

Name: Light Lifting By Alexander MacLeod
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Light Lifting by Alexander MacLeod

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Summary

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.

Light Lifting Summary

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.

Light Lifting Reviews

A thoughtful, beautifully crafted, big-hearted work -- Anne Enright
Alexander MacLeod's control of cadence and rhythm is so complete that it seems effortless. These 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 Toibin
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 *

About Alexander MacLeod

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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GOR005725996

ISBN 13

9780099563396

ISBN 10

0099563398

Title

Light Lifting by Alexander MacLeod

Author

Alexander MacLeod

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

20130207

Number of pages

224

Prizes

N/A

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