We Have Never Lived On Earth

Download or read book We Have Never Lived On Earth written by Kasia Van Schaik and published by University of Alberta. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kasia Van Schaik’s debut story collection follows the journey of Charlotte Ferrier, a child of divorce raised by a single mother in a small town in British Columbia after moving from South Africa. Mother and daughter wait out the end of a bad year in a Mexican hotel; a friendship is tested as forest fires demolish Charlotte’s town; a childhood friend disappears while travelling through Europe; and a girl on the beach examines the memories of dying jellyfish. The stories traverse the most intimate and transforming moments of female experience in a world threatened by ecological crisis. Longlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize 2023.