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New Releases by Greg Hollingshead

Greg Hollingshead is the author of Act Normal (2015), The Naked Man (2013), The Healer (2011), Bedlam (2007), Early Voices (2001), Spin Dry (1992).

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Act Normal

release date: Aug 21, 2015
Act Normal
A new collection of short fiction from the Governor General’s Literary Award-winning author and Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Greg Hollingshead. Act Normal is a collection of sharp, new comic stories about sex, art, and the daily risk of having accidents. Highly original, occasionally dark, but always endearing, these stories are filled with characters who are forced to confront strange behaviour in both themselves and others. In “The Amazing Insult,” a blow to the head in a boating accident increases a woman’s intelligence and alters her sexual orientation. A man flees a rural meditation camp in for a highway bar in “The Retreat,” where he does his best to get to know a Haitian stripper. A depressed carpenter has to take a break from building his client’s fence in “Unbounded.” In “Night Dreams of the Wise,” a man sleeping with the wife of the British Defense Secretary learns, after a particularly wild night, to stop doing foolish things. A cleric is haunted by the revenant of a member of his diocese in “Miss Buffet.” Nominated for a National Magazine Award, “The Drug-Friendly House,” is the story of a man who attempts to befriend a woman living in a house that the neighbourhood association has labelled “drug friendly.” Intelligent, insightful, humorous, and occasionally bizarre, Act Normal is a masterful return by Hollingshead to the short story form. Set in the treacherous terrain of the everyday, this collection is about the quest to find love and truth in a broken world.

The Naked Man

release date: Jun 11, 2013
The Naked Man
Tired of living under his parents’ watchful eyes, Dennis takes off for Australia, leaving his beloved Studebaker in his parents’ care, only to return to unfamiliar faces and the conspicuous absence of his car. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

The Healer

release date: Sep 22, 2011
The Healer
A tale of mystery and healing from the Canadian forests, where Nature can be nasty and men can easily go mad.

Bedlam

release date: Oct 30, 2007
Bedlam
An extraordinary novel of three people caught up in the turmoil of the late eighteenth century, their lives intertwined in an age of war and revolution.

Early Voices

release date: Jan 01, 2001
Early Voices
A collection of early writings by Greg Hollingshead, Carol Shields, Aritha van Herk and Rudy Wiebe.

Spin Dry

release date: Jan 01, 1992
Spin Dry
A woman undergoes dream deprivation to find the man who has shadowed her life and now her marriage. Spin Dry is a comedy, a satire, an anti-romance, a novel about lost fathers, suburban tract housing, Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot and Fluff.
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