Various Miracles(English, Paperback, Shields Carol)

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Various Miracles(English, Paperback, Shields Carol) is written by Shields Carol and published by Vintage Canada. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0679307788 (ISBN 10) and 9780679307785 (ISBN 13).

The stories collected here offer an entrancing look at some of the various miracles of everyday life, the quirks of chance and coincidence, life's setbacks and improvisations. Carol Shields deftly draws us into the lives of a broad range of sharply observed characters, from the brilliant young violinist smothered by an overprotective family, to the elderly widow mowing her lawn while a long, passionate life buzzes around in her memory. Blending wit and compassion, Shields illuminates moments when ordinary people face extraordinary circumstances, declarations of love and revelations that transform their lives. Sharp, skeptical and sympathetic, this collection presents Shields at her inimitable best in twenty-one miracles of the storyteller's art.