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The collected stories

For the first time, all of Carol Shields's remarkable short stories are gathered together in one volume. This definitive anthology draws on her earlier collections "Various Miracles" and "Dressing Up For the Carnival", and also contains the previously unpublished story "Segue," her last work. In these stories Carol Shields combines the dazzling virtuosity and wise maturity that won so many readers to her prize-winning novels. With her exquisite eye for detail and her eagerness to explore the most fundamental of relationships and the wildest of coincidences, she illuminates the absurdities and miracles that grace all of our lives.

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  • "For the first time, all of Carol Shields's remarkable short stories are gathered together in one volume. This definitive anthology draws on her earlier collections "Various Miracles" and "Dressing Up For the Carnival", and also contains the previously unpublished story "Segue," her last work. In these stories Carol Shields combines the dazzling virtuosity and wise maturity that won so many readers to her prize-winning novels. With her exquisite eye for detail and her eagerness to explore the most fundamental of relationships and the wildest of coincidences, she illuminates the absurdities and miracles that grace all of our lives."@en
  • "With the profound maturity and exquisite eye for detail that never failed to capture readers of her prize-winning novels, Carol Shields dazzles with these remarkable stories. Generous, delightful, and acutely observed, this essential collection illuminates the miracles that grace our lives; it will continue to enchant for years to come.</"
  • "Now readers can enjoy all three of Carol Shields' short story collections - Various miracles, The orange fish, and Dressing up for the carnival - in one volume along with her previously-unpublished last story, Segue."
  • "A collection of short works features definitive pieces written throughout the course of the author's career, including the previously unpublished "Segue," a portrayal of a sonnet writer who faces an unknown darkness."
  • "Three short story collections originally published as Various miracles, The orange fish, and Dressing up for the carnival. Includes Segue, her last, previously unpublished story."
  • "Three short story collections originally published as Various miracles, The orange fish, and Dressing up for the carnival. Includes Segue, her last, previously unpublished story."@en

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  • "Electronic books"
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  • "Literary collections"
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  • "Fiction"
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  • "Nowele kanadyjskie w języku angielskim"
  • "Popular literature"
  • "Verhalen (teksten)"
  • "Short stories"
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  • "Collected stories"
  • "Tavallisia ihmeitä kootut novellit"@fi
  • "The collected stories"@en
  • "The collected stories"
  • "The Collected stories"@en
  • "The Collected stories"
  • "Tavallisia ihmeitä : kootut novellit"@fi
  • "Tavallisia ihmeitä : kootut novellit"

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