In the language of love : a novel in 100 chapters

In the Language of Love by Diane Schoemperlen is an inventive literary novel about love, chance, family, and the complicated ways relationships shape a life.

Joanna grows up believing that doing the right thing will lead to happiness. As she moves from childhood into adulthood, she discovers that life is far less predictable. Romantic love becomes more complicated than she imagined, while the bonds between parent and child, husband and wife, and daughter and aging father reveal their own forms of tenderness, guilt, sacrifice, and longing.

Schoemperlen tells Joanna’s story through 100 short chapters, each inspired by a stimulus word from the Standard Word Association Test. The result is a distinctive, fragmented portrait of one woman’s emotional life and changing understanding of what it means to love and be loved.

A thoughtful choice for readers of Canadian literary fiction, experimental novels, and character-driven stories. Add In the Language of Love to your cart today—this is a one-of-a-kind used copy, so once it’s gone, it may not be available again.

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