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`A dizzying combination of erudition, bawdy humour and linguistic effervescence' Financial Times -- Financial Times
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A triumph - as the Observer says,
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This review is from: Ox-Tales:Air (Paperback)
Ox-Tales is a set of four beautiful designed, highly collectible books, each themed on one of the elements. The stories are compelling, and every book bought raises money for Oxfam. What's not to like? `Air' features stories by Alexander McCall Smith, Helen Simpson, DBC Pierre, AL Kennedy, Kamila Shamsie, Beryl Bainbridge, Louise Welsh, Diran Adebayo and Helen Fielding, and a poem by Vikram Seth. As The Observer says: "Ox-Tales is a triumph: four volumes of mostly outstanding fiction that would be worth reading whether or not an NGO was responsible for it... A remarkable number of Britain's top writers have contributed [so] these volumes, more than being simply a collection of short stories, act as a showcase for contemporary British fiction."
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A great idea from Oxfam,
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This is one of four volumes of brand new short stories by acclaimed writers, published in aid of Oxfam. I've read all four, and would like to recommend them to anyone who enjoys modern fiction, even if (like me) you don't often choose to read short stories. Some of the tales are outstanding; some of the authors were entirely new to me and impressed me so much that I now have a long wish list of their other works. They make excellent gifts, and I've bought two more sets for friends.
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Wonderful stories,
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These are wonderful stories, collected together to raise money for Oxfam. Highlights include two terrific Caribbean tales, DBC Pierre's Suddenly Doctor Cox, and Helen Fielding's Trouble in Paradise. Perfect reads for your summer holiday! The most impressive thing is that this book - and the other Ox-Tales collections - showcase the best in British writing, so as well as reading great stories by your favourite writers, you are bound to discover some fantastic writing from authors you might not already know. Get the set!
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