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Eley Williams

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Unique quirky title
Innovative casual fiction
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SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEA Granta Best Young British NovelistA thrilling love for the stuff of language Magical JON McGREGORPoignant and playfulDAILY MAIL A writer with few real rivalsIRISH TIMESA visionary writer JAN CARSONThe stunning new collection of stories from the awardwinning author of The Liars Dictionary and Attrib. and Other Stories.Granta Best Young British novelist and acclaimed author of Attrib. and other stories, Eley Williams returns with a thrilling collection of short stories exploring the nature of relationships both intimate and transient from the easy gamesmanship of contagious yawns to the horror of a smile fixed for just a second too long.A courtroom sketch artist delights in committing portraits of their lover to paper but their need to capture likenesses forever is revealed to have darker, more complex intentions. A childs schoolyard crush on a saint marks a confrontation with the reality of a teenage body in flux. Elsewhere, an editor of canned laughter loses their confidence and seeks divine intervention, and an essayist annotates their thoughts on Keats by way of internetgleaned sex tips.Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good hums with fossicking language and ingenious experiments in form and considers notions of playfulness, authenticity and care as it holds relationships to account their sweet misunderstandings, soured reflections, queer wish fulfilments and shared, held breaths.Undeniably a skilful bookTELEGRAPHStories that...

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Binding: Paperback;208 pages; Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers - UK Wholesale Acct; Classification: FA; Weight: 308 g; Dimensions: 197 x 130 x 15

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