Lauren B. Davis's Books
Oct.01.2011
Robert Benchely's "Law of Distinction" states: “There are only two kinds of people in the world: those who believe there are two kinds of people in the world, and those who don’t.” Our Daily Bread explores the consequences of group attachment – the “us” versus “them” mentality that arises when a collective identity is stronger than that of the individual self....
Sep.01.2008
"The fourteen stories in this dazzling collection continue acclaimed author Lauren B. Davis' exploration into her characters' psychological landscapes, and ensure her reputation as a writer of razor-sharp intellect and deep compassion. Weaving these stories together is the notion that what one wants and what one needs is not always the same thing: a tale of a heart-broken...
Apr.06.2006
In Paris, the so-called radiant city, Matthew Bowles, freelance journalist, suffers a dark time. Holed up in a bare apartment in the 8th arrondissement, he’s recuperating physically, though not emotionally, from injuries sustained in a shooting in Hebron. His memory of the event is murky, and although the media has deemed him a hero – he may or may not have tried to save a man...
Dec.01.2002
Where does one person end and the other begin? That’s the question that haunts Irene, a girl growing up in Toronto during the Great Depression. Living with her father, a pharmacist who finds comfort in the bottle, and her mother, a woman teetering on the edge of her own depression, Irene’s crumbling family situation mirrors the economic and social turmoil just beyond the front...
Jan.01.2000
The stories in this, Lauren B. Davis’s first collection, have been called audacious, extraordinary, and an amalgam of deep intuitive perception, sly wit and candor that could strip paint by the Globe and Mail. Recognized as the work of an important new writer, this is where Lauren’s career began.
“Lauren B. Davis identifies the points of light in the darkness. She describes with a beauty almost beyond words and shows human decency as a great untapped resource, but doesn't offer simple answers to complex questions. Writing just doesn't get any better than that.” -- Robert Adams, literary critic and lecturer
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About Lauren
Lauren B. Davis’s most recent novel is OUR DAILY BREAD, a compassionate look at what happens when we view our neighbors as “The Other”, and the power of unlikely friendships. OUR DAILY BREAD is published by Wordcraft of Oregon, in the US and Harper Collins...
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