Description
Book SynopsisIn the tradition of Alice Munro, an ambitious coming of age novel-in-stories set against the backdrop of the political turmoil in 1980s Nicaragua.
Trade Reviewa coming-of-age tale about the painful and wonderful experiences of motherhood with the traits typical of a bildungsroman; friendship, love, sex and heartbreak... This is
a compelling novel told in the most beautifully crafted way, and the frequent lapse into disjointed stream of consciousness renders the
style close to that of Eimear McBride's A Girl is a Half-Formed Thing. Snyder's storytelling is
powerful to the point of creating an all-encompassing reality...
It is a wonderful rarity when a book leaves you so profoundly affected. * We Love This Book *
mature and powerful... Snyder maintains an engaging blog called Obscure CanLit Mama, but if there's any justice she'll soon have the option of dropping that first word * Montreal Gazette *
well-crafted and imaginative... Snyder's tone and style is
vivid and compelling * Globe and Mail *
a
moving story,
beautifully told * Quill & Quire *
Fans of
The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver and Paul Theroux's
The Mosquito Coast will love this one * Chatelaine *
excellent... Snyder has an uncanny ability to make the unfamiliar intensely knowable ... [
The Juliet Stories is] pitted with a surplus of lovely land mines of revelation, aha moments exploding into
wonderful, sometimes profoundly sad, insights * Telegraph Journal *
subtle and deft * National Post (Canada) *
Snyder is
phenomenal here,
crafting some of the most striking images and beautiful sentences that you will likely read all year.
The Juliet Stories is not to be missed * Coast *
sparkle[s] with nuance and thoughtfulness...
engaging...
terrific * Edmonton Journal *
a stream of sensual imagery that grows more sophisticated with each page...
The Juliet Stories highlights the lessons we learn in youth and with age, and the conflict between the freedom we value and the security we desperately need * Walrus Magazine *
Similar to [Virginia] Woolf in style, Snyder's stream-of-consciousness prose gives the reader a view of Nicaragua from the inside...
you may find yourself pleasantly challenged (and enchanted) by Snyder's impressionistic language and plot fragmented by time and geography * Winnipeg Review *
