A Reckless Moon

by Dianne Warren

Dianne Warren has crafted seven exquisite stories, each of them a novella in scope. Each of the stories features a casual violation that brings home the fragility of middle-class life in this suburban world of small accidents with enormous repercussions.

Genres: Short Stories, Canada

224 pages, Paperback

First published June 24, 2002

About the author

Dianne Warren grew up in Saskatchewan and attended the University of Regina where, although she did some coursework with writers such as Joan Givner and Ken Mitchell, she graduated in 1976 with a BFA in Visual Arts. She then spent three years in rural northeastern Saskatchewan and in 1979 returned to Regina, where she lives with her husband, visual artist Bruce Anderson, and their two sons.

Reviews

[Lori Bamber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dianne Warren's characters are so true that these stories left me feeling vaguely anxious, as if someone close to me was in peril. And she reminded me of the only shortcoming of great short stories -- I did not get to spend long enough with these compelling women. Well worth reading ... I'll be looking for all and any of Dianne Warren's work from now on.

[Bryonw · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've read most of Dianne's work but somehow hadn't gotten around to reading this collection of short stories. I'm very glad that has been rectified.
Dianne writes in a manner that makes you care about her characters, even in the short space alotted to character development in the short story format. Each story [there are seven] centers around a memorable character. I had the sense that each character deserved her/his own novel.
Maybe sometime.