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Overview

In this new, expanded edition of her prize-winning collection, Midge Raymond explores the indelible imprint of home upon the self and the ways in which new frontiers both defy and confirm who we are. Including new stories, Forgetting English takes us around the world, from the stark, icy moonscape of Antarctica to the lonely islands of the South Pacific, introducing us to characters who have abandoned their native landscapes only to find that, once separated from the ordinary, they must confront new interpretations of who they are, and who they are meant to be.
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Overview

In this new, expanded edition of her prize-winning collection, Midge Raymond explores the indelible imprint of home upon the self and the ways in which new frontiers both defy and confirm who we are. Including new stories, Forgetting English takes us around the world, from the stark, icy moonscape of Antarctica to the lonely islands of the South Pacific, introducing us to characters who have abandoned their native landscapes only to find that, once separated from the ordinary, they must confront new interpretations of who they are, and who they are meant to be.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781597660464
  • Publisher: Eastern Washington University Press
  • Publication date: 11/10/2008
  • Pages: 152
  • Product dimensions: 6.08 (w) x 8.96 (h) x 0.37 (d)

Meet the Author

Midge Raymond's stories have appeared in Indiana Review, Ontario Review, North American Review, and the Los Angeles Times. She has worked as a newspaper reporter and an editor and copywriter for a number of publishers, including Penguin, Doubleday, and Houghton Mifflin. She has also taught communication writing at Boston University for six years and now teaches creative writing at San Diego Writers, Ink.

Table of Contents

First Sunday 1

Translation Memory 17

The Ecstatic Cry 27

The Road to Haria 43

Forgetting English 57

Rest of World 75

Beyond the Kopjes 85

Never Turn Your Back on the Ocean 101

Acknowledgments 117

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  • Posted December 1, 2009

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    This collection of stories is a restorative tonic for the soul.

    I am not a fan of short fiction but every now and then I give it a try and usually I am disappointed. That said, I was not disappointed by Forgetting English. In fact, I was so mesmerized by the beauty of the writing that I spent an entire morning on the couch enjoying it. From one story to the next, I found myself completely and utterly absorbed. Each story is so different and yet there are common themes.insecurity, yearning, shame and the need to escape.

    My favorite story happens to be the book's title. Forgetting English and is about a teacher by the name of Paige that has taken a teaching job in Taipei in order to escape her life back home. She befriends Jing-wei in an effort to learn Chinese. Both women have secrets and as their stories unfold, we learn how much their friendship means to one another and how flawed the human spirit can be.

    I found myself embracing several other stories as well:

    Translation Memory (a married couple grieve in their own way after suffering a loss)
    The Road to Hana (a married couple struggle with the realization of what they've become, or what they've always been)
    The Ecstatic Cry (researchers in Antarctica, Empire penguins and the need for human contact)

    It's not often that I tell anyone to go out and get a particular book, but this collection is a real treasure. The writing is effortless and natural and each story, although brief, is very satisfying in the end. This is a great collection to curl-up with. I recommend that you get yourself a copy.

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