In the middle of a viciously cold winter, Bonny finds everything starting to fall apart around her—her husband is away for days at a time, their marriage is suffering due to financial trouble, and their farm is being seized by the bank. Through it all, Bonny fights to do right by her family and to find a way to weather the harsh conditions they face.

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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