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Monday, 21 May 2012

An Unexpected Break in the Weather

Written by  Deborah Schnitzer
 

After 73-year-old Mildred falls and breaks her hip, she and her long-time partner, Gertrude, fear they must face the inevitable: the closing of their bridal shop, A Rose on Corydon. Wanting to give the store a proper send-off, they decide to throw one last wedding, a lavish ceremony right in the store, for their good friend, and serial bride, Perfume.

Convincing the bridal party to only wear clothing from their women’s shop, even the men wear chiffon and lace to celebrate in full. But when close friend and bridesmaid Wordie is diagnosed with cancer, it becomes a question of whether the final party will be a wedding or an outrageous funeral.

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"Throughout the novel, you will connect with the characters and at least one of them will remind you of someone you know.  The lyrical and inventive language used is easy to comprehend and captivating."
- Jennifer Wrobel, Outwords

Winner: Margaret Laurence Award for Fiction

"This luminous literary novel will delight those who treasure word play, want a Winnipeg fix and yearn for interesting and complex stories. Just as Mordecai Richler did with St. Urbain Street in Montreal, University of Winnipeg English professor Deborah Schnitzer brings life and story to our own Corydon Avenue."
- Adelia Neufeld Wiens, The Winnipeg Free Press

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  • SKU: 9780888013453
  • Price: $19.00
Deborah Schnitzer

Deborah Schnitzer

Educator, activist, editor, and writer, Deborah Schnitzer is the author of the novel, Gertrude Unmanageable, the long poem, Loving Gertrude Stein, as well as scholarly works and critical anthologies equally devoted to the unexpected.

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