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Traplines

by Eden Robinson · 1996

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The menacing underside of family life is the subject of Eden Robinson's debut collection. In crackling prose, she describes homes ruled by bullies, psychopaths, and delinquents; families whose conflict resolution techniques range from grand theft to homicide; kids who have nowhere to go and a lifetime to get there.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
diversitydiversityMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages
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short storiesshort storiesMore like thisLess of thisnovellanovellaMore like thisLess of this

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