Grocery stores

Mavis Gallant’s “The Legacy” (1954)

Buried In Print2017-07-24T18:10:57-04:00

Inheritance: a common literary theme. Here, Mrs. Boldescu has died, leaving behind four grown children and a family grocery shop on St. Eulalie Street in Montreal: “Rumania Fancy Groceries". Small shops in 1935, imagine "Rumania Family Groceries" on the signClick for source details Carol and Georgie are the older brothers, and

Mavis Gallant’s “The Legacy” (1954)Buried In Print2017-07-24T18:10:57-04:00

I Spy: Walt and Mr. Jones

Buried In Print2017-07-20T18:04:57-04:00

As much as these stories focus on solitary characters who observe, from the margins, they long for something else; Walt and Mr. Jones are ultimately preoccupied with relationships. Goose Lane Editions, 2014 Margaret Sweatman's Mr. Jones openly confronts duplicity. "His life had been contrary, a series of duplications: two homes; a father who’d

I Spy: Walt and Mr. JonesBuried In Print2017-07-20T18:04:57-04:00