The heroes and heroines of Night Geometry and the Garscadden Trains, A. L. Kennedy's first collection of stories, are small people - the kind who inhabit the silence in libraries, who never appear on screen and who never make the headlines. Often alone and sometimes lonely, her characters ponder the mysteries of sex and death... and the ability of public transport to affect our lives. (2003-12-08)
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"A. L. Kennedy is one of the most brilliant writers of her generation" (Sunday Telegraph)
"This woman is a profound writer" (Richard Ford)
"A collection of fifteen exquisite and troubling tales... It is a particular delight to discover a writer as original as A. L. Kennedy" (Mail on Sunday)
"The clarity, wit and description of her style are uplifting... A writer in her thirties, who is becoming one of Britain's best" (The Times)
"A writer of linguistic brilliance, balm-bearing humanity and blissful originality" (Scotsman)
"This woman is a profound writer" (Richard Ford)
"A collection of fifteen exquisite and troubling tales... It is a particular delight to discover a writer as original as A. L. Kennedy" (Mail on Sunday)
"The clarity, wit and description of her style are uplifting... A writer in her thirties, who is becoming one of Britain's best" (The Times)
"A writer of linguistic brilliance, balm-bearing humanity and blissful originality" (Scotsman)
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'The supremely original writer among a gifted generation of young British fiction talents' - Scotland on Sunday (2003-10-17)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I initially read this collection of short stories when studying language and literature and was bowled over, because Kennedy's writing and characterisations come across as both startling and fascinating. Having re-read this, I'd still grant it the 'unusual' tag, but I was not quite as wowed as I was when enjoying them without the benefit of having read a lot of short fiction. Two stories still stand out as really special - the one that lends this connection its title, and 'Tea and Biscuits', both dealing with 'ordinary' people thrown into sudden change by a single event.
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By John Nichol
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Kennedy's short stories always follow the same pattern, and lets just say that they don't focus on the joys of life! The one that sticks out because it is so different from the others is "Translations", about a colonial tribe, although even then the ending is bleak. Kennedy writes about love from a detached viewpoint, and you get the impression at the end of each story that she can only see the bad things and that they will always overcome the good in a relationship. Saying that, the stories are always entertaining, and technically brilliant. If you want to read a good story, then buy. If you want a light hearted love story, buy Mills & Boon instead.
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A startling and unusual collection
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I initially read this collection of short stories when studying language and literature and was bowled over, because Kennedy's writing and characterisations come across as both startling and fascinating. Having re-read this, I'm still willing to grant it the 'unusual' tag, but I was not quite as wowed as I was when enjoying them without the benefit of having read a lot of short fiction. Two stories still stand out as really special - the one that lends this connection its title, and 'Tea and Biscuits', both dealing with 'ordinary' people thrown into sudden change by a single event.
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