β Scribed by Gowdy, Barbara
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
On Sylvieβs first day of school, her mother advises her to keep Sue, an undeveloped Siamese twin, hidden under her skirt. Teased, groped and tormented by the other kids, Sylvia eventually makes her escape with a sideshow that visits her hometown. At last, she has found a place where she feels at homeβuntil life offers her the opportunity to walk in yet another direction.
Hailed as βremarkable and upliftingβ by The Globe and Mail and published to equally glowing acclaim around the world, Barbara Gowdyβs groundbreaking collection of stories, We So Seldom Look on Love , pushes past the limits of convention into lives that are fantastic and heartbreakingly real.
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