{"product_id":"9781927063750","title":"Some Extremely Boring Drives","description":"\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 RELIT AWARD FOR SHORT FICTION!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 TRADE FICTION BOOK AWARD AT THE ALBERTA BOOK PUBLISHING AWARDS!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the multi-talented author of \u003ci\u003eInventory\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOpen Pit\u003c\/i\u003e comes a new collection of short stories, filled with lost souls drifting through exotic locales, reinventing themselves on the fly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarguerite Pigeon's gifts for quick characterization and muscular dialogue are on full display in this collection, where you will encounter competitors in an endurance race at the edge of the world; the secret lives of stray cats, and those who try to catch them night after night; an interview with a once-famous musician who seems to be losing touch with reality; a date in Mexico City that ends in a kidnapping; a woman who comes face to face with her mirror image and finds that she's taken another path; and a girl who's determined to never, ever stand still again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eSome Extremely Boring Drives\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"To use 'boring' in a book title takes confidence, to add 'extremely' may seem brash, but Marguerite Pigeon deserves to be cocky in naming her first collection of stories.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jade Colbert, \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each story reveals a peculiar and unique world peopled by genuinely interesting inhabitants.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Dana Hansen, \u003ci\u003eQuill and Quire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The only aspect of Marguerite Pigeon's debut story collection that I don't like is that title.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Caroline Woodward, \u003ci\u003eBC Booklook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There's a propulsion to the narratives in Marguerite Pigeon's \u003ci\u003eSome Extremely Boring Drives\u003c\/i\u003e that's anything but boring. Attribute this to Pigeon's strong yield of language and voice, her ability to cut a clear and quirky character, and her deft hand at developing uncanny situations.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Traci Skuce, \u003ci\u003eThe Coastal Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Driven to extremes, each of Pigeon's characters is stripped of the coping mechanism that has kept them moving forward; when they're jolted out of the trance of the ordinary, we don't know which way they'll go, or even if they will survive. But one thing is certain--they will never be the same.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Kristine Morris, \u003ci\u003eForeWord Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A robust collection that is memorable from the first page to its last... [w]ith a book of poetry, a novel, and now this collection of short stories, Pigeon has proven herself a writer of many talents, and one worthy of our attention.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Jessica Rose, \u003ci\u003eRoom Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NeWest Publishers, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062117744880,"sku":"9781927063750","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927063750_p0.jpg?v=1763636388","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927063750","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}