A certain grace : stories

In the tradition of short story writers Alice Munro and Carol Shields, Binnie Brennan examines the minutiae of ordinary life. During a tipsy night out escaping the frustrations of daily routines, two middle-aged school teachers try their luck at scoring a joint. A long-haul trucker drives an injured butterfly to its breeding ground in Florida, giving them both a much-needed migration. And while struggling with the death of her ex-husband, a single mother questions her place in her family’s lives. A Certain Grace is richly told in spare prose and woven with vignettes of a much-loved grandfather’s life. How To Kill A Mannequin. -- A While Ago. -- Her Private Sorrow. -- Guy In A Hoodie. -- Butterfly. -- Scars. -- Boys In A Wagon. -- Duncan's Lament. -- Storey's Keeper. -- A Certain Grace: Five Miniatures. By Binnie Brennan ; [editor, John Calabro]. Short Stories. Quattro Fiction--cover.