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Critical Injuries by Barfoot Joan is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Critical Injuries about?
From the author of the Scotiabank Giller Prize finalist Luck comes the Man Booker Prize nominated Critical InjuriesHow could a celebratory trip to the ice cream store with her husband Lyle turn out so badly? Isla, long divorced from her criminal first husband, is shot by a confused youth named Roddy in a holdup gone horribly wrong. Now paralyzed, Isla deals from her hospital bed with the trauma and its effects on her family, while from his jail cell, Roddy reflects on his own life, and the nature of mistakes that can't be undone. Each of them is suddenly in the midst of an unexpected, wholly changed life, searching as best each can for consolation, forgiveness, and even possibly grace.
Who reads Critical Injuries?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Barfoot Joan
- Publisher
- Cormorant Books
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 3.66 / 5 (89 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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