The Orange Fish - Tapa blanda

"Infused with sly humor these poignant stories revel in the ordinary, with a few side trips towards the sublime."--"The Washington Post Book World"

"She deals in profound issues of human experience, drawing them from everyday existence with vulnerable honesty and a good dose of painkilling humor."--"The Philadelphia Inquirer"

In each of these twelve tales Carol Shields exhibits her extraordinary ability to find meaning and mystery in the chaos of ordinary life. In the title story, an unhappily married couple find their print of an orange fish brings them newfound harmony as they join other owner of the print who gather to extol the miraculous powers of fishness.” Chemistry” describes a group of young musicians drawn briefly into an impenetrable circle of love. And in Hazel,” a middle-aged woman finally comes into her own as a sales rep for a line of kitchen products. The Orange Fish is a collection full of wit and compassion, a series of stories to be read and reread and savored.