When the book jury that Jenna is a member of makes a controversial decision, neither she nor her fellow jurors are prepared for the backlash. While travelling to Toronto to visit friends and publicize her own book, Jenna is confronted by the woman whose book should have won the prize. This chance meeting forces Jenna to address her reasons for not fighting harder for the outcome she wanted.

Real Life contains ten perfectly formed stories—singular moments of emotional intensity about the inner lives we all lead. Each story presents the moments of "real life" that all of us experience, stripping away defences to reveal truths of pain, joy, anger, fear, or hope.

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