The Courtship

by Budge Wilson

Book by Wilson, Budge

Genres: Canada, Short Stories

Paperback

First published May 11, 2010

About the author

Budge was educated in Halifax schools and at Dalhousie University (degree in Philosophy and Psychology, Diploma in Education, Physical Education teaching certificate). She did two years of graduate work in English at the University of Toronto, and worked at the Institute of Child Study (U. of T.) for four years--filing, illustrating, editing, writing. She illustrated three books for the University of Toronto Press, worked for several years as a freelance commercial artist and child photographer, and was a fitness instructor from 1968 to 1989. She has been writing juvenile and adult fiction since 1978, with her first book published in 1984. Her work has been published in ten countries and in seven languages.

After living in Ontario for over twenty-five years, Budge and Alan returned to Nova Scotia in 1989, and live in a small fishing village on the South Shore of the province.

Reviews

[Brittany · Rating 3 out of 5]

short stories that range from Kind Of Okay to Pretty Okay. "The Dress" is my favourite.

[Hannah Belyea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whether it is the choice of a dress that results in the breaking of a mind, a diary detailing the lonely musings of an admirer, or the pervading sense of loneliness in a slowly forgotten grandmother, these short stories offer glimpses into the hard truths of family, love seen or vacant. Wilson contemplates familial bonds in an honestly relatable fashion, an astute blend of charm and bitterness to while away a somber afternoon. Love comes in the smallest of gestures, just as it can be lost on the longest of absences...