The Penance Drummer

By Lois Braun

Short story specialist Lois Braun returns with a new collection, The Penance Drummer.

With her remarkable eye for detail, Braun keenly observes the subtle dynamics and complexities of family relationships.

In "Assassins" a teenage girl copes with her three quarrelsome aunts and confronts the serious illness of her uncle as she learns that the world around her is always changing. In "Goldie" a listless young married woman fixates on the woman, and her property, to spark her own life. "In The Half-Town Folly", an artless big city man accompanies his ne'er-do-well brother and a shifty ex-con companion as they attempt the perfect crime when what he really dreams about is his own camper and a cross-country escape. The title story reveals how a long-married couple achieve an epiphany, and a renewal, at a bus stop in Victoria.

With The Penance Drummer, Lois Braun begins in rural Manitoba and opens up a whole world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0888013272
• ISBN13: 9780888013279
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Turnstone Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.4"