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Nerys Parry’s writing has aired on CBC radio and appeared in diverse publications. Her work has been shortlisted for the Kenneth R. Wilson Canadian Business Press Award, FreeFall’s Fall Fiction Contest, and the Event Non-Fiction Award. Man & Other Natural Disasters, finalist for the Colophon Prize, is her first novel. Parry holds a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queen’s and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from UBC. She lives in Ottawa with her husband, two children, one dog, two cats and her son's colony of ants.


The evening started off surreal–the perfect beginning to a night of Richard Van Camp. My niece’s un-recallable husky escaped just as we were about to leave, sending my mother and I off on a high-heeled dog chase dodging cars and … Continue reading →
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Average rating: 4.00 · 30 ratings · 15 reviews · 1 distinct work · Similar authors
Man & Other Natural Disasters
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2011

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I first heard about this book through a friend of mine, who told me the first scene in the movie reminded her of my son. I then set about trying to organize a "family day" to watch this movie, but thank God I actually thought to watch the previews. S...more
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date: April 21, 2012 07:00PM
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