About BC Books Online
BC Books Online was created for anyone interested in BC-published books, and with librarians especially in mind. We'd like to make it easy for library staff to learn about books from BC publishers - both new releases and backlist titles - so you can inform your patrons and keep your collections up to date.
Our site features print books and ebooks - both new releases and backlist titles - all of which are available to order through regular trade channels. Browse our subject categories to find books of interest or create and export lists by category to cross-reference with your library's current collection.
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Description
Valery the Great is a crackling, electric collection of dark humour that follows the bizarre and beautiful lives of its protagonists. Sometimes sweet and gentle, sometimes sharply sarcastic, the unique narrative voices in this collection are always powerfully touching.
Praise for Valery the Great:
"15 Finest Book Covers in Spring Fiction This Year" selection (Something Daily blog)
"By turns comic, pathetic, and tenderly tragic, Valery the Great is a charming collection." (Quill & Quire)
"Her voice is scathing, very funny, her stories twisting at the end to leave me a bit stunned. ... I loved this book, a short story collections whose curation had as much thought put into it as the stories themselves, a fantastic package with a gorgeous design. In addition to considerable talent, there is furious energy at work here, McCluskey giving it her all, and as a result, reading was a pleasure." (Pickle Me This, blog)
"McCluskey is at her finest when she uses sharp humour and skillful, economic description to communicate her fatalistic worldview." (The Globe and Mail)
Contributor Notes
Elaine McCluskey is the author of the boxing novel 'Going Fast' (Goose Lane Editions, 2009). Her first short story collection, 'The Watermelon Social' was a Journey Prize finalist, published in the 'Journey Prize Stories' anthology by McClelland & Stewart in 2004. McCluskey lives in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.
