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Colleen survives the alligator farm, frank survives valentins beatings and murder attempts although he is burnt and battered. Featuring a diverse range of previously unpublished short stories. Johns, newfoundland, moore studied art first at college of the north atlantic in her home province and then at the nova scotia college of art and design. Lisa moores wickedly fresh first novel, a canadian best seller, winner of the commonwealth writers prize canadian and caribbean region, and a globe and mail book of the year moves with the swiftness of an alligator in attack mode through the lives of a group of brilliantly rendered characters mingling in contemporary st. Lisa moores glittering third novel revolves around a cast of characters whose lives intersect as they engage in their own mortal battles. Colleen downloads videos of beheadings off the internet and tries her hand.
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