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''Brilliant'' SUNDAY TIMES
''Compelling and unnerving'' SPECTATOR

This first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere - and characters out of their depth

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A deaf girl hired as a maid by a wealthy New York couple turns the tables on her obliviously abusive employers and answers blackmail with blackmail. A psychiatrist treating a girl in rural England becomes ensnared in a love affair that threatens to destroy her career. A naïve young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission by a ruthless and disturbed pastor.

Lawrence Osborne's stories explore characters lost in the shadowed borders between the mundane, the fantastical and the violence of the natural world.

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Burning Angel and Other Stories

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    A Paperback by Lawrence Osborne

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      Publisher: Vintage Publishing
      Publication Date: 1/1/2024
      ISBN13: 9781529114966, 978-1529114966
      ISBN10: 1529114969
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Brilliant'' SUNDAY TIMES
      ''Compelling and unnerving'' SPECTATOR

      This first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere - and characters out of their depth

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      A deaf girl hired as a maid by a wealthy New York couple turns the tables on her obliviously abusive employers and answers blackmail with blackmail. A psychiatrist treating a girl in rural England becomes ensnared in a love affair that threatens to destroy her career. A naïve young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission by a ruthless and disturbed pastor.

      Lawrence Osborne's stories explore characters lost in the shadowed borders between the mundane, the fantastical and the violence of the natural world.

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