I met Madeleine for a manuscript review and had already started reading this book. She's currently Writer in Residence at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver. When I told her I was working on a series of short stories, she said she was still quite proud of this first book - her only book of short stories to date. It's a wonderful read and I understood her critique of my work much more after reading hers. She has such a depth of expression for the the complexity of human relationships and adds such a fine lilt of poetry to her prose. Incredibly impressive writing for someone so young at the time. I look forward to reading her latest novel and following her career far into the future.