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A rare talent. (Waterstone’s Booksellers )
Riveting… a blithe and energetic narrative drive. (Mslexia )
A beautifully crafted collection. (Pulp.net )
Exactly what a short story collection should be: vivid, varied, moving, lyrical, disturbing, entertaining, thought provoking, original. A wonderful read. (The Short Review )
Riveting… a blithe and energetic narrative drive. (Mslexia )
A beautifully crafted collection. (Pulp.net )
Exactly what a short story collection should be: vivid, varied, moving, lyrical, disturbing, entertaining, thought provoking, original. A wonderful read. (The Short Review )
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Terrific stuff: wide-ranging, interesting and very well-written.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Vanessa Gebbie has won more prizes for her short stories than you can shake an HB pencil at, and this debut collection shows off the best of them. She tackles tough themes with originality, subtlety and shows a humungous tenderness towards humanity's most vulnerable. Her language is often poetic, calling to mind Dylan Thomas or John Banville.
Really, really worth investigating if you're a fan of original literature.
Really, really worth investigating if you're a fan of original literature.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I have admired Vanessa Gebbie's short stories since she first started to write fiction seriously, and it was no surprise to me when prestigious prizes and awards began to come her way. Many of the stories that won those accolades are included in this collection, and I urge anyone who enjoys good literary fiction to buy this book.
Gebbie has a gift for creating memorable, often quirky characters, and conjuring up the appropriate situation that will bring them out in a multi-layered, memorable story that conveys much more than the words on the page. Her stories can be poignant, funny, all things between but above all they are alive, as only character-based stories can be.
Gebbie has a gift for creating memorable, often quirky characters, and conjuring up the appropriate situation that will bring them out in a multi-layered, memorable story that conveys much more than the words on the page. Her stories can be poignant, funny, all things between but above all they are alive, as only character-based stories can be.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
It's just a brilliant collection, from start to finish. It has a number of different moods that intertwine through the course of the book to create a marvellous smorgasbord of stories There are colourful epic tales, steady, mellow meditations, and shorter piquant and mordant interludes.
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Lingering characters
I hadn't heard of Vanessa Gebbie - but when someone else (highly) recommended her writing I decided it was time I did something about it. Read more
Published on 25 Nov 2009 by Keilley
Wonderfully Written Emotional Stories
Just like a certain famous ogre, this book is like an onion: it has layers. These short stories have more depth to them than first meets the eye, and they leave quite an impact. Read more
Published on 1 Sep 2009 by Sophie Playle
A Brilliant Storyteller
Intriguing, gripping and poetic stories whose characters live in your mind long after you've finished the book.
Published on 29 July 2009 by Fiona Mackenzie
Brave New Writing
The characters in Vanessa Gebbie's stories are perfectively idiosyncratic and developed with sensitivity, bravery and a robust sense of wit. Read more
Published on 25 July 2009 by Ms. Melissa C. Houghton
Absorbing and thought provoking
I'm not usually a short story reader but I was lucky enough to meet Vanessa on a recent holiday and so decided to 'take the plunge' and I am so glad I did. Read more
Published on 19 July 2009 by Mrs. L. A. Wits
Superb
Beautiful, lyrical writing, by turns thoughtful, passionate and funny. I loved it.
My favourite stories would have to be 'Dodie's Gift' and 'Harry's Catch' - they are... Read more
My favourite stories would have to be 'Dodie's Gift' and 'Harry's Catch' - they are... Read more
Published on 2 July 2009 by Mr. Lee WILLIAMS
Brilliant
Loved this collection of short stories, some funny, some tragic, some downright dangerous and all written expertly.
Published on 28 Jun 2009 by Mr. N. A. Perring
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We read this collection in our book club and found it fascinating - and not all of us are fans of short stories. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 2009 by V. Down
Exquisite, disturbing, compassionate
This is an exceptional collection of short stories. I am not usually a great short story reader, preferring the immersion one gets with the world of a novel, but there have been a... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2008 by U. Sinha
Magical reading
These are wonderful, insightful stories, the sort that make you want to tread more carefully through life after reading them; stories which enrich and deepen the reading... Read more
Published on 7 Sep 2008 by Franky
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