Collected Stories

Collected Stories
Author(s): Carol Shields

“Shields writes with an almost painfully attuned ear for the nuances of language and the way they attach to feelings and probe the most delicate layers of human consciousness. . . . She reminds us again why literature matters.” — New York Times Book Review

With an Introduction by Margaret Atwood

With the profound maturity and exquisite eye for detail that never failed to capture readers of her critically acclaimed novels, Carol Shields, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Stone Diaries, dazzles with these remarkable stories. Generous, delightful, and acutely observed, this essential collection illuminates the miracles that grace our lives; it will continue to enchant for years to come.

Review(s):
“A magisterial compilation... Shields has left us with an intricate literary map of human relationships.”
“Shields writes with an almost painfully attuned ear for the nuances of language and the way they attach to feelings and probe the most delicate layers of human consciousness. . . . She reminds us again why literature matters.”
“Surprising, daring, and varied...Shields’ Collected Stories makes you feel more keenly the premature loss of her tremendous talent.”
“A revelation and a delight.”
“A joyride…One delightful turn after another.”
“Sublime...Original…Superb…These surprising, effervescent stories can only help to ensure the power of [Shields’] legacy.”
“Marvelous…This big, beautiful collection should win Shields the devoted readership she deserves.”
“Genius…[Shields] is one of our strongest voices in literature.”
“Transcendent…Shields’s stories are made of the fresh air and sunshine of comfortable daily life.”
“Shields writes about whimsy, happenstance and serendipity, tragedies that really aren’t, and clean, cutting prose about things that really hurt…Amazing.”



ISBN:  9780060762049