Images

In a letter that she writes to a certain Theodore, the narrator in Images evokes a tumultuous period in her life: her adolescence. During this period, filled with anxiety and panic, she found help and comfort from Dorothee, a young woman barely older than her, who helped her escape her nightmare existence. What was the young Isaac so afraid of at the time? And why is she now remembering the terrifying events of her youth? Images is about the fear of dying, the pull death has on us, and how we seek the help and comfort of others in an effort to escape this nightmare.

Montrealer Louise Bouchard has published two novels, and three poetry collections, including L'inseparable (Grand Prix de poesie du Journal de Montreal, 1989) and Entre les mondes (Prix de poesie de la revue Estuaire, 2007). Born in Old Windsor, England, Christine Tipper works as an interpreter and translator. She is a widely published literary translator, poet and author/ illustrator of children's books.