Return to Book Page Praise for Drying the Bones Review in the Globe and Mail Arms By Madeline Sonik AVAILABLE 0-88971-181-X Nightwood Editions 6 x 6.5 · 180 pages Paperback · $17.95 19 illustrations April 2002 Honourable mention for the Amazon.com/Books in Canada First Novel Award “Arms is a strange, surreal, magical story about a girl whose arms are amputated by flying shingles when her home actually explodes because of the emotional volatility of her parents. . . . extremely memorable.” -W.P. Kinsella, Books in Canada "Arms, is a verbal heartache, a bravura performance of language and performance of language and perverse imagination. . . . The power of the book is unstoppable, largely because of the amazing imagery and manipulation of language. . . . The metaphorical quality of the novel dances between the magical and the realistic in an exquisite pairing. . . . Sonik’s voice is unusual and absolutely compelling. . . . what a journey!" -Candace Fertile, Globe and Mail