Cascade : stories / Craig Davidson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidson, Craig, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Short stories, Canadian--21st century.

Short stories, Canadian.

Genre:

Short stories.

Short stories, Canadian.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

244 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First American edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton & Company, Inc., 2021.

Summary:

"Set in the Niagara Falls of Craig Davidson's imagination-known as "Cataract City"-the superb stories of Cascade shine a shimmering light on this slightly seedy, slightly magical, slightly haunted place. The seven gems in this collection each illuminate familial relationships in a singular way: A mother and her infant son fight to survive a car crash in a remote wintry landscape outside of town. Fraternal twins at a juvenile detention center reach a dangerous crisis point in their entwined lives. A pregnant social worker grapples with the prospect of parenthood as a custody case takes a dire turn. A hardboiled ex-firefighter goes after a serial arsonist with a flair for the theatrical even as his own troubled sister is drawn toward the flames. These are just some of the unforgettable characters animating this stellar collection that crackles with Davidson's superb craft and kinetic energy: in the steel-tipped prose, in the psychological perspicacity, and in the endearing humor"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The ghost lights

The burn

One pure thing

The vanishing twin

Friday night goon squad

Medium tough

Firebugs.

ISBN:

9780393866902

0393866904

OCLC:

1233268013