How to be alone / Heather Nolan.
How to be alone / Heather Nolan.
By
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Nolan, Heather, 1992-
Publication Date
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2023
Publication Information
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Fredericton, N.B. : Goose Lane Editions,
Physical Description
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125 p.
Subject Term
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Interpersonal relations -- Fiction.
Self-acceptance -- Fiction.
Geographic Term
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Newfoundland and Labrador -- Fiction.
Genre
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Psychological fiction.
Summary
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A breathtaking duet of spare, poetic novellas documenting the double-edged sword of self-acceptance. Heather Nolan returns with How to Be Alone, a pair of novellas that depict the euphoric highs of a Queer awakening and the crushing lows of feeling Othered in a world that isn't built for you. In this short but weighty book, Nolan explores themes such as isolation, trauma, and loss against the vibrant streets of Montreal. Here, in a city famous for bringing people together, the streets serve as a palette with a different purpose: a foil for those struggling to connect with the world around them. How to Be Alone on Boulevard Saint-Laurent follows a fragmented trail left by Kaitlin, a narrator who finds moments of astonishing absurdity and beauty in the mundane as she wanders along Boulevard Saint-Laurent. In How to Be Alone on Rue Sainte Catherine, Lev moves to the Gay Village in Montreal to escape his mother, but what he finds is not what he expected. A writer of uncommon talent, Nolan creates characters that reveal themselves through an understated confessional -- the empty spaces holding meaning as much as the worded ones.
Language
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English
ISBN
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9781773102856
Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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Conception Bay South (ACS) | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC NOL | Checked In |
Corner Brook (WCB) | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC NOL | Checked In |
Gander (GGR) | Adult Fic NL | Adult Fiction NL | FIC NOL | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | ADULT FIC NL DISPLAY | Adult Fiction NL Display | FIC NOL | Checked In |
St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult Fic NL Ref - Cons Rm | Adult Fiction NL Reference - Conservation Room | FIC NOL | NonCirculating |