"No norteamericanos, no story" is the sentiment Baldwin's startling collection wishes to dispel. . . unfamiliar voices that challenge our sanguine perceptions about society. . . Baldwin throws
herself way out there.
If you are a writer; study these stories. If you are a reader; relax and enjoy them. If you are both; count your lucky stars, you're in for an wonderful ride.
Judy Bridges, Milwaukee Home magazine.
Shauna re WE ARE NOT IN PAKISTAN
WE ARE NOT IN PAKISTAN transmits the new world order... The prose has a slow, molten rhythm . . . Baldwin is asking, "What is home? What is citizenship?" . . .she becomes her characters . . . . a pitch perfect dreamscape. WE ARE NOT IN PAKISTAN is that book that shakes up the prettiness of much of the Canlit landscape. It wants to be global, and in this it succeeds.
Globe and Mail
"Baldwin displays an uncanny knack for getting under the reader's skin and stirring a potent cocktail of empathy, sadness, pity and rage . . .
She has a gift for dialogue - an almost musical
ear. . . her writing is so strong and so consistent that she'll make you forget you're reading.
And that alone is worth the price of entry."
Montreal Gazette
"A chain of tales that has not a single weak link. . .
Shauna Singh Baldwin's writing is, quite simply, brilliant. She finds the unique voice of each character and lets him or her speak, as vivid personalities are discovered rather than created.
The stories are collaborations between author and character. This collection is a dazzling
achievement by a gifted storyteller."
