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Synopsis
“Both delicate and tough” — Joan Barfoot, Man Booker longlisted author of Critical Injuries
“Lyrical, moving and unexpected” — Erinna Mettler, author of Fifteen Minutes
Love Bites is a collection of 13 stories that trace the paths of foreigners, drifters and eccentrics linked by their need for acknowledgment and belonging: how do they cope on unfamiliar ground? Themes of isolation, loss, and a desire for connection recur when strangers reach out to other strangers for stability.
A mysterious older woman and an alienated foreigner, lost on a crowded London street, bond in their search for home. A single woman consults a soothsayer about family problems before he lures her into his own conflict. A former life model and her overgrown son prey on a tourist in a Parisian garden. Interconnected scenes in Montreal, Paris and Toronto are linked by bizarre accidents and those who witness them.
Love Bites reveals a kaleidoscope of human experience wherein the reader witnesses everyday exiles.
Beguiling, fleeting glimpses of the lives of others. - Goodreads reviewer
It’s a marvellous gallery of characters and situations, short stories set mostly in cities such as Paris and London, which draw you in intimately and leave you wanting more. - Goodreads reviewer
Elena Kaufman has a real gift for tiptoeing along the knife edge of comedy and tragedy. - Goodreads reviewer
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Review
"Lyrical, moving and unexpected" - Erinna Mettler, author of Fifteen Minutes; "Both delicate and tough" - Joan Barfoot, Man Booker longlisted author of Critical Injuries
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