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Open

by Lisa Moore
Holly Hogan
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Lisa Moore's trademark style is on full display in this, her second collection of short stories-- love, lust and loss abound.

Open makes you believe three things unequivocally: that St. John's is the Centre of the universe, that these stories are about absolutely everything, that the only certainty in life comes from the accumulation of moments which refuse to be contained.

Love, mistakes, loss – the fear of all of these, the joy of all of these. The interconnectedness of a bus ride in Nepal and a wedding on the shore of Quidi Vidi Lake; of the tension between a husband and wife when their infant cries before dawn (who will go to him?) and the husband's memory of an early, piercing love affair; of two friends, one who suffers early in life and the other midway through. Lisa Moore splices moments and images together so adroitly, so vividly, you'll swear you've lived them yourself.

Originally published by House of Anansi Press in 2002 and shortlisted for the Giller Prize (2002) and the Winterset Award for Excellence in Newfoundland Writing (2002)

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  • Release date

    May 9, 2007

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780973422382
      • File size: 183902 KB
      • Duration: 06:23:07

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      This short story collection takes the listener to Moore's native Canada for glimpses at the extraordinary as found in everyday life. She shares scenes from marriages and friendships, putting the spotlight on pivotal moments when life truly happens. Following each tale are interesting musical and sound effects interludes, such as bells, trombones, and even sounds from a Havana bike shop. Each of the 10 stories is read by a single narrator, the best of whom is Mary Lewis. She brings gentle charm and subtle feeling to the collection's longest story, "Grace." Masterful at articulating dialogue without employing different voices, she lends appropriate emphasis to the serendipitous moments explored in the story. The stories are a great choice when listening time is limited. J.J.B. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      February 1, 2006
      This collection of ten unusual short stories, short-listed for the Giller Prize, peers into the lives of Newfoundlanders as they try to understand and manage their lives. Moore probes into her characters' psyches with a stream-of-consciousness style that reveals their inner experiences. Her sentences and images tumble out in rapid-fire prose, imitating the flash of thoughts triggered by present experience. In -Melody, - a 40-year-old widow, now unhappily remarried, anticipates her college friend Melody's visit. While preparing, she reflects on her college years, her first husband's death, and the time she accompanied Melody to have an abortion. At times Moore's style hinders understanding, as in -The Way the Light Is, - where the images of a film script and the internal narrative come so fast and are so tightly interwoven that the thread is difficult to discern. -Grace, - however, excels in its portrait of a marriage coming apart. The author reads three of the stories, while Holly Hogan and Mary Lewis read the others. All convey Moore's text with clarity and authenticity; recommended for large public libraries." -Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo"

      Copyright 2006 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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