Vanishing and Other Stories

"The emotional range and depth of these stories, their clarity and deftness, is astonishing." --Alice Munro A finalist for the Governor General''s Awards, Vanishing and Other Stories is the stunning debut short story collection from Deborah Willis. Evocative and passionately written, Vanishing brilliantly explores emotional and physical absences; the ways in which people leave and are left; and whether it''s ever possible to move on.

About the author

Deborah Willis's work has appeared in the Bridport Prize Anthology, Event, and Grain, and she was a winner of PRISM International's annual fiction prize. Short-listed for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction and long-listed for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, Vanishing and Other Stories is her first book of fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Deborah Willis
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.08.2010
• EAN: 9780062007520
• ISBN: 978-0-06-200752-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 18 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Science fiction, fantasy; FICTION: Women, FICTION: General, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, LITERARY COLLECTIONS: American / General, FICTION: Fantasy / Collections & Anthologies, FICTION: Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies