If Clara

ISBN: 1552453561
ISBN: 9781552453568
Physical Description: print 157 pages ; 21 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Toronto [Ontario] : Coach House Books, [2017]
Copyright: &#x2117;&#x266D;2017.

Baillie, Martha 1960- (author.).

Summary: Daisy, a writer confined to her home, her leg in a cast from hip to ankle, receives a parcel containing the manuscript of a novel about a Syrian refugee and is asked to pose as its writer. Julia, the curator at the Kleinzahler Gallery, has no idea that her sister, Clara, has written a novel. However, she does know that Clara suffers from a debilitating mental illness, is unpredictable, and lapses easily into hostility. Maurice's life is changed by an art installation involving a pair of binoculars welded to the wall through which visitors are invited to observe passersby outside. An ultralight aircraft's collision with a quiet lawn brings them all together. If Clara explores the emotional weight of friendship, the complexity of family, and people inextricably entwined. --