When Mary-Mathilda, one of the most respected women of the island of Bimshire (also known as Barbados) calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings to
"VIGIL" tells the story of a rape victim's quest for justice and revenge. Katy O'Malley has not been blessed with a perfect childhood. She and her mother live in a small trailer park and survive on s
"VIGIL" tells the story of a rape victim's quest for justice and revenge. Katy O'Malley has not been blessed with a perfect childhood. She and her mother live in a small trailer park and survive on s
A temporary move to Toronto in the winter of 2000, a twisted ankle, an empty house?all inspired Moure as she read Alberto Caeiro and Fernando Pessoa's classic long poem O Guardador de Rebanhos. For fu
Poetry. VIGIL is an ode to creating--to following a path from a dimly-lit home through a quiet wood, to the banks of a watercourse and back again. This collection, Chiyuma Elliott's second, is set acr
A collection of poetry includes works for departed family and friends, love poems, historical and social poems, and a series of shorter poems that the author calls "symbols"
While Ana waits at her beloved's deathbed, she thinks back on her life and the incredible journey that brought her to this unlikely place. Ana's story takes her from war-torn El Salvador, to a conven
Since Morris Panych’s classic black comedy Vigil premiered in 1996, it has been produced throughout North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, including a 2009 Off-Broadway production, which opene
A brother's story of his sister's last weeks in a hospice as her family try to come to terms with her terminal cancer and reconcile their shared and often scarred histories. For general readers. No in
This compilation of three of his books is a fine introduction to this emotional poet to English-speaking readers. Kindled by the death of his mother and his partner, Micheline LaFrance, Royer has set
Nadeem Aslam's new novel takes place in modern-day Afghanistan. A Russian woman named Lara arrives at the house of Marcus Caldwell, an Englishman and widower living in an old perfume factory in the s
Cheryl Broussard made two vows: She'd never fall for an abusive man, and she'd never return to her Louisiana hometown. But she's learned all too well the lesson of never-say-never. Now, back in Bijou
