Description:
A debut short-story collection that reinvents the history of the town of Cranbrook, British Columbia. A magical realistic take on small-town life, for fans of the fiction of Karen Russell, George Saunders, and Zsuzsi Gartner.
Brief description: Andrew Boden's fiction and non-fiction have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines across Canada and the US, including the Journey Prize anthology, and he has been a finalist in the Malahat Review's 2016 and 2018 novella contests. He is co-editor of 'Hidden Lives: Coming Out on Mental Illness, ' an anthology of personal essays. Boden grew up in Cranbrook, BC, and now lives in Burnaby.
Review Quotes:
"Andrew Boden's The Secret History of My Hometown is touched by a rare genius that demands our attention. This magic realist take on Canadian history will not leave you disappointed."- Robert Twigger, author of Red Nile, White Mountain and Angry White Pyjamas
"Wonderfully inventive and expansive, Andrew Boden's The Secret History of My Hometown is an audacious debut. Set firmly in the interior of British Columbia yet embracing world history throughout the late 19th and post-war 20th centuries, these fictions bristle with intelligence and dark humour. A prescient fetus and a literate dog are only two of the wonders you'll encounter in this profoundly entertaining and entertainingly profound collection."-Zsuzsi Gartner, Giller-Prize shortlisted author of Better Living Through Plastic Explosives and Writers Trust Fiction Prize finalist for The Beguiling