We Drank WIne

Description This is a comical collection of linked stories about four women who face life’s challenges and battle to keep shame at bay. Parenting issues include biting toddlers, adolescent pyromaniacs and entitled brides. One husband disappears with embezzled funds while another rethinks his gender orientation, and throughout it all the friends support each other while drinking wine. The collection includes the award winning stories “Adopt-A-Pet,” where a young couple’s desire to gain social status goes awry, and “Viking Cruise” in which senior citizens seeking the perfect vacation are abused by Viking warriors. Reviews “Funny, well-paced, and perceptive: Reidel lays a writer’s ear on the human heart.” – Nancy Fischer, Editor “Marion’s vignettes of familiar drama, are both insightful and comedic; each story is a focused snapshot of Canadian life.” Natalie Little, Author “Marion’s writing finds the subtle tenderness and humour within the complexities of everyday stories.” Beth Anne Ellipsis, Guelph Spoken Word Back of the book The foibles of four women, their families, and neighbours form a web of stories woven among the rituals of sharing wine. These accounts are a cosmic peek into the lives of everyday people. Each story offers insight into the challenges of friendship, marriage, and motherhood as the characters search for meaning. Even vacations are out-of-step with the ordinary. Marion Reidel’s first collection is a satisfying series of satirical tales that blend observation with personal experience. If you are amused by the absurdity of humour in ordinary lives, you will find someone you recognise in these tales. Whatever the gamut of emotions you encounter when you inhale the bouqu et of these delicious narratives, you will be intrigued by the fates of the characters in “We Drank Wine.”