Five intertwined stories share the lives of friends and family in the town of Ruth, British Columbia, as they struggle with child custody, loss of hope, the discovery of incest, and cross-country travel

At First I Hope for Rescue

Literature & Fiction

Rubinsky, Holley

United States

Picador USA

In the tradition of Alice Munro and Carol Shields, At First I Hope for Rescue features five beautifully told, linked stories about family, heartbreak, and survivalRooted in the fictional small town of Ruth, British Columbia, but spanning the globe from France to California, these five stories perfectly capture the drama that lurks beneath the surface of everyday life.  From a woman who has just discovered a disturbing secret about her best friend's husband, to a troubled teenager struggling to overcome the death of her mother, to a single mother helping a young man realize what's important to him, these are stories about real people, and behavior that is sometimes shocking, sometimes shockingly familiar.

At First I Hope for Rescue: Stories

Picador

At First I Hope For Rescue

Knopf Canada

Maclean's Editors' Pick: Best Books for Summer Reading From the Journey Prize winner Holley Rubinsky comes a collection of linked stories that paints no-nonsense characters with a heartfelt hand. Rubinsky unearths the compulsions that rile ordinary lives, and the dreams and grave losses that haunt them. Set in the fictitious town of Ruth, BC, the cast of these wildly tragi-comic dramas disturb, shock, confound and impress. Some find their lives dusted with hope and redemption; others are not so easily saved.

Vintage Canada

Rapid Transits and Other Stories

Polestar Press Ltd.

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