| Author: | Amanda Lohrey | ISBN: | 9781921825637 |
| Publisher: | Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd | Publication: | August 30, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amanda Lohrey |
| ISBN: | 9781921825637 |
| Publisher: | Schwartz Publishing Pty. Ltd |
| Publication: | August 30, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Black Inc. |
| Language: | English |
A woman finds her everyday life engulfed by vivid fantasies, a businessman explores new ways to deal with his rage, a young woman is stuck on a boat with a bunch of delinquents, a diary is discovered, a commune goes wrong …
In this captivating collection of short fiction, award-winning novelist Amanda Lohrey explores the dilemmas of modern life. Her characters find themselves caught between body and spirit, memory and desire, ambition and mortality – and they must transform themselves or be trapped.
Shot through with a serene intelligence, these tales enlighten and entertain in equal measure.
A woman finds her everyday life engulfed by vivid fantasies, a businessman explores new ways to deal with his rage, a young woman is stuck on a boat with a bunch of delinquents, a diary is discovered, a commune goes wrong …
In this captivating collection of short fiction, award-winning novelist Amanda Lohrey explores the dilemmas of modern life. Her characters find themselves caught between body and spirit, memory and desire, ambition and mortality – and they must transform themselves or be trapped.
Shot through with a serene intelligence, these tales enlighten and entertain in equal measure.
