Mavis Leslie de Trafford Gallant,, was a Canadian writer who spent much of her life and career in France. Best known as a short story writer, she also published novels, plays and essays.
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Home truths
1985
ISBN 9780224023443
In transit
1988
ISBN 9780394575759
Home Truths Sixteen Stories
1987
ISBN 9780440336594
In Transit Stories
2006
ISBN 9780143055037