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Book SynopsisShort stories from the award-winning, bestselling and acclaimed Michael Arditti
'[These stories] simply and elegantly break your heart. They deserve a wide audience, and will create a wiser one' Amanda Craig
Arditti imbues his stories of loneliness, confusion and the uncertainties of sexual neophytes with genuine pathos and . . . humour' The Times
A young boy discovers the ambiguity of adult affection. A camp comedian cracks up on stage. A picture-restorer learns to accept her husband's true nature. A travel agent tastes the mysterious power of the Internet. A honeymoon couple take an unconventional route to love . . .
These stories employ a spectrum of different voices to explore all aspects of experience - friendship, family, misunderstandings, frustrations, griefs and joys. They will appeal not only to the author's loyal readers, but also to a broad new readership for their assured style, humour, compassion and insight.
Trade Review[These stories] simply and elegantly break your heart. They deserve a wide audience, and will create a wiser one -- Amanda Craig * Literary Review *
Arditti imbues his stories of loneliness, confusion and the uncertainties of sexual neophytes with genuine pathos and . . . humour * The Times *
At his best when he . . . allows his characters to seduce us with nothing more than the ordinariness of their lives * Times Literary Supplement *
The diverse, urbane stories here ARE good, some of them are fun, and others are far from clean -- Shena Mackay
These are grown-up stories for grown-up people . . . presented in often extreme and dramatic narratives -- Michael Langan * Attitude *
A simply outstanding collection . . . Elegant, tender, shocking, full of wit and insight - these stories are never less than beautifully executed * Manchester City Life *
