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All My Puny Sorrows

The story follows two sisters, both with complex relationships and personal struggles. It delves into the complexities of their mental health and the intricate dynamics within their family unit. more

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Miriam Toews
Miriam Toews

Miriam Toews is a Canadian writer known for her unique narrative style and profound insights into social issues. Her works often focus on religion, family, and social change, and have won her a wide readership. more

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“waking up" in a dream, your mother's garden flourishes and she smiles and never knows the taste of rot in a dream, you take god off the shelf, shake the dirt from his shoulders he's smaller than he once was. you no longer tremble. in a dream, kindness dances off your tongue genuine, golden, graceful your silicone heart beating a song from your sister's piano you see the world through rosewater eyes in a dream, the greenest shoot sprouts from the ash how wonderful it is that some things still believe in resurrection that some things refuse to be destroyed.”

“At first glance, it looked like the portrait of her family that hung in the Great Hall. But this painting had four people in it: the king, the queen, Elsa, and another little girl. The child was a few years younger than Elsa, and she was the spitting image of the king. She had wide-set blue eyes, bright red hair set in pigtails, and a sprinkle of freckles dotting her nose. She wore a pale green dress, and she was clutching Elsa's arm as if she might never let go.”

“I... I remember, she realized. A feeling came over her, so strong that for the smallest of moments, it warmed her soul. Pictures flew through her mind: She and Elsa talking in their bedroom, baking with their mother in the kitchen, running down the central staircase. Do the magic! she heard a voice say, and now she realized it was her younger self begging Elsa to create more snow. Together they had skated around the Great Hall and made snow angels. They had built Olaf! She used to marvel at Elsa's magic and always wanted her sister to use it. Do the magic! she heard herself beg again, and then she saw the moment when everything changed. In her haste to stop Anna from falling off a snow mound, Elsa had accidentally struck her. That was when she and Elsa had been ripped apart. She remembered everything!”