Rag Pickers (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781773856193)

A sinister note sewn in the lining of a vintage jacket from a second-hand store compels a young woman to make changes in her life. A brother discovers his dying twin has been burying jars of coins in an attempt to create mystery in a neighbourhood. On his 43rd birthday, a man realizes that the critical events of his life occur in years when his age is a prime number. A woman reconfigures her stick figure on the back window of the family minivan in an act of defiance and reinvention.

Rag Pickers is a collection of eighteen short stories that challenge the essential loneliness of the human condition. Blaine Newton writes with wry humour, deep observation, and an off-kilter perspective, bringing his skill as a playwright to crackling dialogue and polished prose. Well-crafted, heartbreaking, and really, really funny, this is a book for anyone who has ever felt alone.

Author: Blaine Newton
ISBN-10: 1773856197
ISBN-13: 9781773856193
Publisher: University of Calgary Press
Language: English
Published: 06/15/2025
Pages: 190
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.97h x 6.10w x 0.49d