Thirteen Shells

Told in the tradition of Richard Linklater's Boyhood and Alice Munro's Lives of Girls and Women , Thirteen Shells is a novel-in-stories about a young girl coming of age in the 1980s. Spanning The Late 1970s To The Late 1980s, Thirteen Shells Is Narrated From The Perspective Of Shell, The Only Child Of Artisans Determined To Live Off Their Handicrafts And Uphold A Bohemian Lifestyle. At The Age Of Five, Shell's World Is Transformed When The Family Moves Into A New House. Over Time, She Gradually Trades Her Unconventional Upbringing For Junk Food, Rock Music, And Boys. All The While, Shell Quietly Watches Her Parents' Loveless Marriage Fall Apart And Learns To Survive Divorce, Weight Gain, Heartache, And First Love. Greener Grass -- Fiddleheads -- Please Don't Pass Me By -- Tooth Fairy -- Children Of The Corn -- Fair Trade -- Frozen Fish -- Snow Tire -- Hole In The Wall -- She Will Make Music Wherever She Goes -- Jesse -- Left Luggage -- New Roof. Nadia Bozak. Includes Bibliographical References (page 307). Spanning the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Nadia Bozak’s thirteen stories are narrated from the perspective of Shell, the only child of bohemian artisans determined to live off their handicrafts and uphold a left-wing lifestyle. At the age of five, Shell’s world is transformed when the family moves into a new house, where she grows up. Over time, she gradually trades her unconventional upbringing for junk food, rock music, and boys. All the while, Shell quietly watches her parents’ loveless marriage fall apart and learns to survive divorce, weight gain, heartache, and first love. A funny, sensitive portrayal of the innocence and uncertainty of childhood and adolescence, Thirteen Shells is a true-to-life collection that is as unforgettable as it is poignant.