Tiny Shoes Dancing and Other Stories
Audrey Kalman
This collection of short fiction, shortlisted for the 2019 Rubery Book Award, opens a door on ordinary worlds turned extraordinary, where deeper meaning hides beneath everyday conversations and the possibility of tragedy—and redemption—is always close at hand.
In the title story, Jody catalogues her parental failures as she worries whether her ballet-crazed teen daughter will make it onto the stage. C.J. adopts his dead grandmother’s dog, risking eviction but opening himself to the possibility of love. Brianna uses a spoonful of pudding as a weapon. Judy begins a secret life as an erotica writer. Jake’s Bar Mitzvah preparations reveal tensions that threaten to split his family.
The women, men, children, dogs, and cats in these stories fight their worst impulses, circle each other warily, and occasionally connect. They struggle to make sense of the world and their place in it, with results sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and always relatable.
"The author charts a course deep into the heart of our psychological preoccupations, exploring those dark places with relentless wit, lyricism and candour. A superb collection." --from the 2019 Rubery Book Award review
Author - Audrey Kalman.
Narrator - Audrey Kalman.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2018 Audrey Kalman ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
This collection of short fiction, shortlisted for the 2019 Rubery Book Award, opens a door on ordinary worlds turned extraordinary, where deeper meaning hides beneath everyday conversations and the possibility of tragedy—and redemption—is always close at hand. In the title story, Jody catalogues her parental failures as she worries whether her ballet-crazed teen daughter will make it onto the stage. C.J. adopts his dead grandmother’s dog, risking eviction but opening himself to the possibility of love. Brianna uses a spoonful of pudding as a weapon. Judy begins a secret life as an erotica writer. Jake’s Bar Mitzvah preparations reveal tensions that threaten to split his family. The women, men, children, dogs, and cats in these stories fight their worst impulses, circle each other warily, and occasionally connect. They struggle to make sense of the world and their place in it, with results sometimes tragic, sometimes funny, and always relatable. "The author charts a course deep into the heart of our psychological preoccupations, exploring those dark places with relentless wit, lyricism and candour. A superb collection." --from the 2019 Rubery Book Award review Author - Audrey Kalman. Narrator - Audrey Kalman. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2018 Audrey Kalman ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:00:11
Chapter 2
Duration:00:16:10
Chapter 3
Duration:00:04:59
Chapter 4
Duration:00:10:24
Chapter 5
Duration:00:27:00
Chapter 6
Duration:00:20:37
Chapter 7
Duration:00:26:45
Chapter 8
Duration:00:10:00
Chapter 9
Duration:00:03:45
Chapter 10
Duration:00:30:13
Chapter 11
Duration:00:21:07
Chapter 12
Duration:00:03:58
Chapter 13
Duration:00:17:04
Chapter 14
Duration:00:20:23
Chapter 15
Duration:00:03:38
Chapter 16
Duration:00:21:58
Chapter 17
Duration:00:05:14
Chapter 18
Duration:00:05:05
Chapter 19
Duration:00:19:42
Chapter 20
Duration:00:03:21
Chapter 21
Duration:00:17:38
Chapter 22
Duration:00:00:30