Walking on Ice: Stories (Awp Award Series in Short Fiction)

A mother hires a sinister baby-sitter. An Irish innocent embraces the ambiguities of Belfast. A university professor welcomes a houseguest and finds himself a stranger in his own home. Two young women seek romance along the Canadian border .... Winner of the Associated Writing Programs' Award in Short Fiction, Walking on Icedepicts a world in which human relationships grow ever more fragile and trust is tentative at best, In these stories men and women confront the unexpected risks of everday life in Boston, Northern Ireland, Connecticut, the Scottish Highlands, and upstate New York. With subtlety and wit, Susan Hubbard explores the tensions of our times,Susan Hubbard is the author of 'Walking on Ice: Stories (Awp Award Series in Short Fiction)', published 1990 under ISBN 9780826207524 and ISBN 0826207529.