Stories From the Vinyl Cafe

Stories From the Vinyl Cafe by McLean, Stuart. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780143169710.

Like an old friend whos turned up in town, Stuart McLean returns with Stories from the Vinyl Cafe, his bestselling collection of tales based on his enormously popular Vinyl Cafe radio program. The collection features Canadas much-loved fictional family: Dave, Morley, Stephanie and Sam. Stories from the Vinyl Cafe also introduces a host of other wonderfully imagined characters, such as Margaret Dwyer, a suburban housewife who startles herself by shoplifting a pepperoni sausage, and Flora Perriton, who is consumed with thoughts of lost opportunities when an old friend passes away. Then theres Ed, who-overcome by the death of his favourite rock star-embarks on a pilgrimage to New York City to meet the singers widow. As always, the stories in this rewarding and irreverent collection prove that Stuart McLean is indeed a national treasure.