Most Popular Books by Greg Hollingshead

The titular “Roaring Girl” of Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker’s comedy is Moll Cutpurse, a fictionalized version of Mary Frith, who attained legendary status in London by flouting gendered dress conventions, illegally performing onstage, and engaging in all manner of transgressive behavior from smoking and swearing to stealing. In the course of The Roaring Girl’s lively and complex plot of seduction and clever ruses, Moll shares her views on gender and sexuality, defends her honor in a duel, and demonstrates her knowledge of London’s criminal underworld. This edition of the play offers an informative introduction, thorough annotation, and a substantial selection of contextual materials from the period.

A a series of plots, conspiracies, and outright paranoia sweeps across eighteenth-century England, James Tilly Matthews lands in Bethlem Hospital, a notorious asylum for the insane, apparently for political reasons, and despite years of struggle, his wife Margaret, has been unable to free him, because of the efforts of "Bedlam's" chief administrator, John Haslam.

Eric hopes to make friends quickly when he moves to London. Upon meeting Felicia, he immediately falls in love, but the two are soon forced to question whether love is truly enough to make them happy. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

At dinner with friends, Cynthia and Stan find themselves in the middle of a discussion about the intricacies and oddities of love, trust, and family that exist in every household—including their own. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

Going up to the roof, Martin expects to undertake the mundane task of patching a shingle. Instead, while surveying the neighbourhood, he gains a profound awareness of how different things look from a new perspective. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

After running into financial trouble, a man hires an appraiser to look at the cottage he owns. While the intention is to discuss the cottage, the true appraisal is that of history, religion, and the nature of humanity. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

A tale of mystery and healing from the Canadian forests, where Nature can be nasty and men can easily go mad.

Tired of living under his parents’ watchful eyes, Dennis takes off for Australia, leaving his beloved Studebaker in his parents’ care, only to return to unfamiliar faces and the conspicuous absence of his car. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

While out of the city for a year, a couple rent their home to two men who promise to care for it and keep it in good repair. When the owners return, it is not to the situation they had feared, but to one they could not have predicted. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

After his son, Adrian, completes an experiment on the behaviour of rats, Bill sees his own life—spent primarily in front of the television—mirrored in the animals’ caged existence. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

Henry’s life is in shambles until his childhood friend Harris appears at his door unexpectedly. They spend a weekend accompanied by beautiful women, engaging in acts of excess and having conversations that question the nature of memory and how much we truly know about the people around us. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

Unable to send to Sudan a box of relief entrusted to them by friends, Dave and Aileen become plagued by its presence. One day, they decide to do something about it. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

Wanting to get away after a breakup, Alex rents a picturesque cottage. He quickly befriends the elderly widow and nurse who occupy the main house, but it isn’t long before he discovers that there are secrets hiding in Rose Cottage. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

A man recounts his childhood, spent in rooms blue with smoke and in the company of Tulip Paradis, the girl next door. Through his reflections, he reveals his own journey of sexual discovery from a first stolen glimpse of a girl’s naked legs that destroys his careful strategy of innocence. With a compelling sense of mystery just below the surface, The Roaring Girl’s twelve short stories showcase Greg Hollingshead’s uncanny ability to turn the world on its head and view life from unexpected perspectives. HarperCollins brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperCollins short-stories collection to build your digital library.

In his first collection of stories in twenty years, Greg Hollingshead returns with comic new stories about sex, art, and the daily risk of having accidents. A blow to the head in a boating accident increases a woman's intelligence and alters her sexual orientation. A man flees a rural meditation retreat for a highway strip bar, where he falls for a Haitian stripper. An intimate confidant of the Prime Minister of Canada tells a strange story. A woman has her fence taken down by a carpenter who becomes too depressed to build her a new one. A man having an affair with the wife of the British Defense Secretary learns to stop doing foolish things. Act Normal is set in the treacherous terrain of the everyday, as characters do what they can to find love and truth in a broken world.

A woman undergoes dream deprivation to find the man who has shadowed her life and now her marriage. Spin Dry is a comedy, a satire, an anti-romance, a novel about lost fathers, suburban tract housing, Dick, Jane, Sally, Spot and Fluff.

A collection of early writings by Greg Hollingshead, Carol Shields, Aritha van Herk and Rudy Wiebe.

获1995年加拿大最高文学奖-加拿大总督奖