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Dark Roots
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Dark Roots is a collection of short fiction by Cate Kennedy. It was first published in Australia by Scribe in 2006. Cold Snap appeared in The New Yorker under the title Black Ice.[1] What Thou and I Did, till We Loved won The Age Short Story Award in 2001.[1]
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Contents
Dark Roots contains the following short stories:
- "What Thou and I Did, Till We Loved"
- "A Pitch Too High For The Human Ear"
- "Habit"
- "Flotsam"
- "Cold Snap"
- "Resize"
- "The Testosterone Club"
- "Dark Roots"
- "Angel"
- "Seizure"
- "The Light of Coincidence"
- "Soundtrack"
- "Direct Action"
- "The Correct Names of Things"
- "Wheelbarrow Thief"
- "Sea Burial"
- "Kill or Cure"
Reception
The New York Times reviewed the collection, calling Kennedy's stories "melancholy but deliberate and coolly exact".[2] The Herald Scotland also reviewed Dark Roots, writing that there was "much to admire in Cate Kennedy's debut collection of short stories, Dark Roots; most of all the fact that nearly all of the stories have won major competitions."[3]
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