The Family Cannon

Fiction. The debut collection by author Halina Duraj brings readers an American family, strikingly individual but recognizable to us all--as strange and familiar as home. An escalating neighborhood feud takes an unanticipated turn. A college student visiting Poland learns about drinking, dancing, and some of the more perplexing mysteries of adulthood. A mother opens up about her youth and courtship. A daughter tries to understand her own relationship within the context of what she has been taught about marriage. These tender and generous linked stories illuminate the hidden corners of our family lives and, in doing so, cast beautiful light on the shadows.

Author: Halina Duraj
Publisher: Augury Books
Published: 01/24/2014
Pages: 116
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780988735538
Award: San Diego Book Awards - Winner

About the Author
Duraj, Halina: - Halina Duraj's stories have appeared in The Sun, The Harvard Review, Fiction, Witness, and other journals. She has an MA in creative writing from the University of California, Davis, and a PhD in literature and creative writing from the University of Utah. In 2012, she was a writer-in- residence at Hedgebrook, a women's writing retreat on Whidbey Island, WA. She teaches at the University of San Diego, where she also directs the Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Creative Writing.

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