Like This: Stories

by Leo McKay Jr.

The A List edition of Leo McKay's superb collection. Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize, Like This takes you inside small-town Nova Scotia to expose the troubles that lie at its heart.

Set in a fictional town called Albion Mines, (the old name for author Leo McKay's home town of Stellarton), Like This offers a gripping, and at times frightening, look at small-town Nova Scotia life. These superb stories are startling and often disturbing,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1770898336
• ISBN13: 9781770898332
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: A List
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Great Book

This was a great book--dark, moody, sensitive, but with a grain of hope hidden in it. Reminiscent of Raymond Carver. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection. I hope to read more in the future.

This book is amazing.

My grade 12 Candadian Literature teacher wrote this book. It is nothing short of amazing, dealing with all sorts of real life issues and problems...from Angus Fell, right to A Thing Like Snow, this book made me who I am today. No joke whatsoever. I read it about seven times, and I'll never get tired of it. It's a feel good book that will make you look at things from a different perspective.

Frighteningly realistic look into small-town Nova Scotia

Most of the stories in this book are set in a fictional town called Albion Mines, which is actually the old name for the town of Stellarton (the author's home town). The author cuts through the literary glitz and glamour of "pop" writers to get right to the core of what troubles lie in the heart of a small town in Nova Scotia. The no-frills realism of the book is often gripping, and at times frightening. Though most of the stories end on a dark note, there is light at the end of the tunnel.Reminiscent of New Brunswick writer David Adams Richards as well as world-famous writer Raymond Carver.This book made the final cut (5 books) for the 1995 Gillar award.Keep your eye on McKay.