Description
Nominated for the 2016 Amazon.ca First Novel Award
Eduardo, an architect from Lisbon, has come to Montreal to be with his wife Geneviève. Geneviève researches fungi and likes to catalog her orgasms. But when Eduardo is caught in an explosion and rumors of arson begin to circulate, both his marriage and his fledgling architecture firm verge on collapse. Gorgeous, colorful, and richly described, Backspring is a sensual taxonomy of desire.
Praise for Backspring
“A well-written and smart novel that unfolds many moments of profound and subtle beauty. McCormack’s treatment of details and prose are refreshing, confident, and attentive.”—The Winnipeg Review
Praise for The Rule of Last Chance
Shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers Prize (2004)
and the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Award (2003)
“Judith McCormack writes with the fluidity and confidence of a natural, and her stories are a joy to read.”—Nino Ricci
“Double entendres, language slanted with a dash of the bizarre, and an abiding insight into the drives of human nature colour these unforgettable tales … Judith McCormack [is] a wonderfully and uniquely gifted storyteller!”—Midwest Book Review
“The stories are rich with bang-on physical description, unforced natural dialogue and the telling particulars of daily life…. a collection of substance.”—Quill & Quire
“McCormack emerges as a skilled storyteller unlike any I’ve encountered.”—The Globe & Mail
