At A Loss For Words
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Price:
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$14.95
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On Sale:
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13/01/2009
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Formats:
Trade PB
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In a “he said, she said” story, the writer always gets the last word.
She is a writer, established and successful, with a
full life and supportive friends. Then he walks into a book signing and
back into her life 30 years after he broke her heart. This time, things seem
different. The pair reconnects through emails, messages and fragments of
conversation. But love leaves her with a nasty case of writer’s block. Looking
for inspiration in the texts around her—optimistic horoscopes, evasive fortune
cookies and the inane suggestions from books on writer’s block—she tries to find
a way through the relationship that has seemingly stolen her gift for language.
Spinning us through the whirlwind love of her nameless
protagonist, award-winning author Diane Schoemperlen weaves a stylish,
innovative novel out of to-do lists and text messages. Exploring the different
emotional languages spoken by men and women, At A Loss For Words is a
charming take on the modern romance, warm and witty right through to its
surprising and delicious resolution.
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Critical Praise for
At A Loss For Words
“A laugh-out-loud anti-love letter. . . . As Schoemperlen holds the mirror up
to us, we can’t help but see that love is always archetypal and banal at the
same time.”
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National Post
“Funny, excruciating and ultimately morally ambiguous. . . . A novel that so
closely resembles sitting on the couch with your girlfriend while she bawls.”
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The Globe and Mail
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At a Loss for Words
She wasn’t looking for love. As a successful writer with an established career, a comfortable home and a supportive group of friends, her life was full. But then, 30 years after he broke her heart the first time, he walked into a book signing and back into her life. Spurred on by the idyll of...
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Red Plaid Shirt
Diane Schoemperlen has been described variously as “one of the most vibrant and original voices in our literature,” “incredibly intelligent and observant,” “funny,” and “creatively innovative.” She was the 1998 winner of the Governor General’s Award for Fiction for Forms of Devotion , her...
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