Synopses & Reviews
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 survival
Rooted 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.
Review
"Holley Rubinsky's voice is clear, her eyes and ears are carefully tuned, and she has something fresh and loving to say about the world that we live in daily. . . . Rubinsky's stories are restorative, in the best sense of that word, and renewing."--Russell Banks
"Rubinsky writes in a gritty first-person voice that allows her characters to express insight, both deliberate and unconscious, into their confounded souls."-- Publishers Weekly
"Verbal energy, narrative drive, high pace, and eye hungry for detail - all show a writer waiting at the gate."--Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
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 survival.
About the Author
Holley Rubinsky was born and raised in Southern California, lived for 20 years in Canada, and now lives in Tucson, Arizona.