Paola Ferrante

May 9, 2024 | cbc.ca | Lisa Alward |Christine Estima |Paola Ferrante |Allison Graves

May is Short Story Month. Celebrate by checking out one of these great Canadian short story collections. Cocktail by Lisa AlwardCocktail is a short story collection by Lisa Alward. (Biblioasis, Maria Cardoso Grant)Cocktailis a short story collection that explores some of life's watershed moments and the tiny horrors of domestic life. Beginning in the 1960s and moving forward through the decades, Cocktail tells intimate and immersive stories about the power of desire — and the cost of pursuing it.