Forgetting English

Coming November 2008

In this collection of award-winning stories, Midge Raymond stretches the boundaries of place as she explores the indelible imprint of home upon the self, and the ways in which new frontiers both defy and confirm who we are.

The characters that inhabit these stories travel for business and for pleasure, out of duty and in search of freedom — and each comes face-to-face with the unexpected. From a biologist navigating the stark, icy moonscape of Antarctica to a businesswoman seeking refuge in the lonely islands of the South Pacific, the characters in these stories flee their native landscapes only to find that, once stripped from the rituals of their daily lives, they are confronted with new interpretations of who they are, and who they're meant to be.