The Rule of Last Clear Chance

By Judith McCormack

Shortlisted for the 2004 Commonwealth Writers Prize, Best First Book Category, this collection looks at the absurdities which lie beneath the skin of everyday life. A grocer who sells lobsters, a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889842647
• ISBN13: 9780889842649
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Porcupine's Quill
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Deftly written and somewhat askew short stories

The Rule Of Last Clear Chance is an anthology of deftly written and somewhat askew short stories by Judith McCormack which offer the reader an engaging, entertaining, and rather different take on life. Among the many colorful characters are a lawyer who navigates by smell, a grocer who sells lobsters, and a hapless thief who should have (perhaps) chosen a life of white-collar crime instead. Double entendres, language slanted with a dash of the bizarre, and an abiding insight into the drives of human nature color these unforgettable tales. The Rule Of Last Clear Chance documents Judith McCormack as a wonderfully and uniquely gifted storyteller!