Rat Medicine & Other Unlikely Curatives

Lauren B. Davis's debut collection features 20 stories narrated by diverse voices—male, female, young, old—interlinked by the destructive force of alcohol. Set in Halifax, Spain, and rural Ontario, the tales transcend kitchen sink realism, revealing Davis's unique perspective. Hailed as an important new writer, her work combines deep intuition, sly wit, and bold candor. "Audacious and extraordinary," says The Globe and Mail.

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About the Author: Lauren B. Davis
Lauren B. Davis's most recent novel is OUR DAILY BREAD, published by Wordcraft of Oregon, 2011. She is also the author of the bestselling and critically acclaimed novels, THE RADIANT CITY, a finalist for the Rogers Writers Trust Fiction Prize; and THE STUBBORN SEASON, chosen for the Robert Adams Lecture Series; as well as two collections short stories, AN UNREHEARSED DESIRE and RAT MEDICINE & OTHER UNLIKELY CURATIVES. Her short fiction has been shortlisted for the CBC Literary Awards and she is the recipient of two Mid-Career Writer Sustaining grants from the Canadian Council for the Arts. Lauren reviews books for THE GLOBE & MAIL and THE LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA and leads monthly SHARPENING THE QUILL writing workshops in Princeton, New Jersey.
An astonishing variety of voices--male, female, young old--narrate the 20 diverse stories in this, Lauren B. Davis's first collection, though which alcohol flows like an unholy river of destruction and despair. In locales such as Halifax, Spain and rural Ontario, thanks to Davis's clear focus this sharp, exploratory mix goes beyond the margins of kitchen sink realism. Recognized as the work of an important new writer, this is where Lauren B. Davis's career began. The Globe and Mail called it audacious and extraordinary -- an amalgam of deep intuitive perception, sly wit and candor that could strip paint.

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