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PRAISE FOR NADIA BOZAK AND "THIRTEEN SHELLS"
With humour and heartbreak, these exquisite stories capture the joys and deceptions of growing up. Bozak s unflinching prose is gritty and golden, piercing and profound. A totally captivating read. Nina Berkhout, author of "The Gallery of Lost Species"
PRAISE FOR NADIA BOZAK AND "EL NINO"
When "El Nino" comes together, both on the page and within the reader, the effect is both shocking and powerful, a testimony to both Bozak s skills and daring as a writer. "Globe and Mail"
A Western for the daughters of Riot Grrrl . . . A stunning tale of precarious spaces and living ghosts. "National Post"
"El Nino" is a blazing novel about desperation and courage, survival and death, borders and barriers of all sorts and what it takes to break through. Nadia Bozak s characters are fierce, brave, and haunting. Stylistically brazen and wildly suspenseful, this novel charges and snaps, sinks its teeth in, and doesn t let go. Lisa Moore, author of "Caught" and "February"
Breathtaking and widescreen in scope, "El Nino" acutely renders characters drawn to a flashpoint in culture and history. Emily Schultz, author of "The Blondes"
Nadia Bozak is a tremendous talent. Zoe Whittall, author of "Holding Still for as Long as Possible"
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PRAISE FOR NADIA BOZAK AND "THIRTEEN SHELLS"
"Bozak's interwoven stories most obviously parallel [Alice Munro's "Lives of Girls and Women"]. Both Shell and Munro's women and girls come of age in extremely realistic fictional Ontario towns. Both can be broken down to stand alone as stories, or read through as a novel. Both focus less on a particular climax, and more on the ongoing understated crises of expectations: the ones we put on ourselves, and the ones other people have of us. Furthermore, both authors are masterful when it comes to language, churning out brilliant turns of phrase worth revisiting...."Thirteen Shells" quietly captures each painful gasp of growing up: the anxiety and shame, along with the treasures found along the way." "National Post"
With humour and heartbreak, these exquisite stories capture the joys and deceptions of growing up. Bozak s unflinching prose is gritty and golden, piercing and profound. A totally captivating read. Nina Berkhout, author of "The Gallery of Lost Species"
PRAISE FOR NADIA BOZAK AND "EL NINO"
When "El Nino" comes together, both on the page and within the reader, the effect is both shocking and powerful, a testimony to both Bozak s skills and daring as a writer. "Globe and Mail"
A Western for the daughters of Riot Grrrl . . . A stunning tale of precarious spaces and living ghosts. "National Post"
"El Nino" is a blazing novel about desperation and courage, survival and death, borders and barriers of all sorts and what it takes to break through. Nadia Bozak s characters are fierce, brave, and haunting. Stylistically brazen and wildly suspenseful, this novel charges and snaps, sinks its teeth in, and doesn t let go. Lisa Moore, author of "Caught" and "February"
Breathtaking and widescreen in scope, "El Nino" acutely renders characters drawn to a flashpoint in culture and history. Emily Schultz, author of "The Blondes"
Nadia Bozak is a tremendous talent. Zoe Whittall, author of "Holding Still for as Long as Possible""

PRAISE FOR NADIA BOZAK AND THIRTEEN SHELLS
"Bozak's interwoven stories most obviously parallel [Alice Munro's Lives of Girls and Women]. Both Shell and Munro's women and girls come of age in extremely realistic fictional Ontario towns. Both can be broken down to stand alone as stories, or read through as a novel. Both focus less on a particular climax, and more on the ongoing understated crises of expectations: the ones we put on ourselves, and the ones other people have of us. Furthermore, both authors are masterful when it comes to language, churning out brilliant turns of phrase worth revisiting....Thirteen Shells quietly captures each painful gasp of growing up: the anxiety and shame, along with the treasures found along the way." National Post
With humour and heartbreak, these exquisite stories capture the joys and deceptions of growing up. Bozak s unflinching prose is gritty and golden, piercing and profound. A totally captivating read. Nina Berkhout, author of The Gallery of Lost Species
PRAISE FOR NADIA BOZAK AND EL NINO
When El Nino comes together, both on the page and within the reader, the effect is both shocking and powerful, a testimony to both Bozak s skills and daring as a writer. Globe and Mail
A Western for the daughters of Riot Grrrl . . . A stunning tale of precarious spaces and living ghosts. National Post
El Nino is a blazing novel about desperation and courage, survival and death, borders and barriers of all sorts and what it takes to break through. Nadia Bozak s characters are fierce, brave, and haunting. Stylistically brazen and wildly suspenseful, this novel charges and snaps, sinks its teeth in, and doesn t let go. Lisa Moore, author of Caught and February
Breathtaking and widescreen in scope, El Nino acutely renders characters drawn to a flashpoint in culture and history. Emily Schultz, author of The Blondes
Nadia Bozak is a tremendous talent. Zoe Whittall, author of Holding Still for as Long as Possible"

...Thirteen Shells is enticing, reminding us of the difficulty and joy of simply growing up and getting on with it.--Rory Runnells "Winnipeg Free Press "

Spanning the late 1970s to the late 1980s, Nadia Bozak’s thirteen stories are narrated from the perspective of Shell, the only child of bohemian artisans determined to live off their handicrafts and uphold a left-wing lifestyle. At the age of five, Shell’s world is transformed when the family moves into a new house, where she grows up. Over time, she gradually trades her unconventional upbringing for junk food, rock music, and boys. All the while, Shell quietly watches her parents’ loveless marriage fall apart and learns to survive divorce, weight gain, heartache, and first love.

A funny, sensitive portrayal of the innocence and uncertainty of childhood and adolescence, Thirteen Shells is a true-to-life collection that is as unforgettable as it is poignant.