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Threshold
Threshold' is a collection of stories focusing on a group of individuals caught in the nexus of desire and fulfilment. Age and geography are but artificial boundaries and mean little. A cause and effect relationship drives the protagonists to launch forward into a loss of innocence. In the process, some find fulfilment, some do not.
In 'West Mall Bus Stop', a mother mourns the disappearance of her teenage daughter and seeks answers which no one but herself can give. In 'Glimpse', a young woman in Toronto attempts to rebuild her life, trying to find the fractured parts of herself after her divorce. A boy vacationing with his family makes reparation with the ghostly figure in the balcony in 'On Holiday'. Just poised to make the leap outside of the circumstances of humanness, these characters struggle to invest meaning into their lives. In 'The Racket', an eight-year old covets not only a badminton racket but also friendship. In 'Wrong Number', a childless woman rises above the pettiness of suburban life and seeks her emancipation in nature.
Set in Canada and India, the stories offer the reader a compassionate insight into the human condition.
In 'West Mall Bus Stop', a mother mourns the disappearance of her teenage daughter and seeks answers which no one but herself can give. In 'Glimpse', a young woman in Toronto attempts to rebuild her life, trying to find the fractured parts of herself after her divorce. A boy vacationing with his family makes reparation with the ghostly figure in the balcony in 'On Holiday'. Just poised to make the leap outside of the circumstances of humanness, these characters struggle to invest meaning into their lives. In 'The Racket', an eight-year old covets not only a badminton racket but also friendship. In 'Wrong Number', a childless woman rises above the pettiness of suburban life and seeks her emancipation in nature.
Set in Canada and India, the stories offer the reader a compassionate insight into the human condition.
42 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 22, 2012
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March 2, 2012
This was a very interesting collection of short stories - from comical to sad. I felt like the character development and plot were good in most. Several of the stories left me shaking my head - in a good way. My favorite was a story entitled "West Mall Bus Stop." I understood the characters best in that story. A few issues with grammar and punctuation, but overall a very good book.
**I read this book at the author's request. My review is an honest interpretation of the book.
**I read this book at the author's request. My review is an honest interpretation of the book.
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