The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories by Dupal, Stephanie

The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories

Stephanie Dupal's debut collection of fifteen stories evokes in startling, lyrical prose the cruelties, misguided kindnesses, and...
$25.42 AUD
$25.42 AUD
Please hurry! Only 1068 left in stock
Author: Stephanie Dupal
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $25.42

Free Shipping (Orders $60 USD or More)

The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories by Dupal, Stephanie

The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories

$25.42

The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories

$25.42
Author: Stephanie Dupal
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Stephanie Dupal's debut collection of fifteen stories evokes in startling, lyrical prose the cruelties, misguided kindnesses, and surprises that accompany ageing and mortality in the lives of girls and women. Demonstrating a remarkable range of intimate dilemmas set in varied landscapes, these stories affirm the validity of characters' choices and the courage--and rage--of their convictions.

In "To Lie Engulfed in the Waves of the Sea," a renowned cellist lies to be hired at a performing arts school; in "The Ethics of Keeping Company with Strangers," a strong-willed teenager and her father are stranded in a Utah desert; in "A Baby of the Ganges," a grieving couple attempts to reconcile on a trip to Kolkata; in "Godfrey Green," an art restorer, painting in the shadow of her elusive mentor, abandons her ambitions; and, in the emblematic final story "Boys and Girls Swimming Like Dolphins," a Marine veteran and her husband fixate on the gender of their future child as they consider fertility treatments.

Among other characters inhabiting these pages are an inebriated mother who fears detachment from her son; a retired professor who lures her niece's boyfriend into devastating, flirtatious conversation in the title story; a lonely widow who hunts an imposing raccoon; and a girl with a rare condition who becomes an unlikely heroine in Napoleonic France.

Richly imagined, The Kindness of Terrible People and Other Stories heralds a bold new voice in North American letters.



Author: Stephanie Dupal
Publisher: Swan Abbey Press
Published: 11/25/2025
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.78lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.68d
ISBN: 9780996510318


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 01/01/0001

About the Author
Dupal, Stephanie: - Stephanie Dupal is a Franco-Canadian and American professor of English at Northern Virginia Community College. She and her husband live in the D.C. metro area. Her stories appear in various magazines here and abroad. The Kindness of Terrible People is her first collection.

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Related Products

Recently Viewed Products