β Scribed by Frances Itani
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Evelyn raises two children. Goes to school. Runs a household. Gives up the bits of her day she's unable to control. Takes a trip to meet her husband, who has travelled to Vancouver for business. Meets an interesting character along the way. Told in expressive shorthand, Itani's "Truth or Lies" explores what is at the very heart of a working mother--how to hold on to yourself when many pressures line up against you.
The short story collection Poached Egg On Toast showcases Itani's ability to shine a clear light on what it feels like to be an outsider, displaced and disconnected from the world at hand, and how a single, small moment can cause a seismic shift in our emotional landscape. Wickedly funny and unbearably sad, Itani's stories leave us with a renewed sense of humanity.
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