Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
By the award-winning, New York Times-bestselling author of Writers & Lovers, Lily Kings first-ever collection of exceptional and innovative short stories.
Five Tuesdays in Winter moved me, inspired me, thrilled meIt filled up every chamber of my heart. I loved this book -- Ann Patchett, author of The Dutch House
Lily King is one of my long-time literary heroes . . . masterful, surprising, and satisfying -- Madeline Miller, author of Circe
Each masterful story reminds us that King is one of our finest cartographers of the human heart * Esquire *
These are stories of outsiders finding their people, of new perspectives, and they place King . . . as one of our great short-story writers * Vogue *
Intimate and revealing, this is an honest and insightful collection * Observer *
Vivid! Moving! Immersive! -- Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel
Five Tuesdays In Winter perfectly captures those intense, defining moments in people’s lives without ever veering into melodrama or mawkishness. * Red Magazine *
King dives into the emotional worlds of her characters whole-hog, her wry humour ensuring that tenderness never veers into sentimentality . . . it is the exquisite attention with which King articulates all that roils inside us that secures her place in the contemporary canon * Financial Times *
Superb . . . Ten raw and insightful stories of the heart from the acclaimed novelist, from a babysitter’s loss of innocence to a nonagenarian at his granddaughter’s hospital bedside * i *
Endearing, vulnerable characters . . . clever, charming short stories * Daily Mail *
Love in all its forms is placed under the microscope in this typically forensic collection of short stories from the fabulously sharp, uncompromising American novelist Lily King * Metro *
Lily King is one of my long-time literary heroes . . . masterful, surprising, and satisfying -- Madeline Miller, author of Circe
Each masterful story reminds us that King is one of our finest cartographers of the human heart * Esquire *
These are stories of outsiders finding their people, of new perspectives, and they place King . . . as one of our great short-story writers * Vogue *
Intimate and revealing, this is an honest and insightful collection * Observer *
Vivid! Moving! Immersive! -- Marian Keyes, author of Again, Rachel
Five Tuesdays In Winter perfectly captures those intense, defining moments in people’s lives without ever veering into melodrama or mawkishness. * Red Magazine *
King dives into the emotional worlds of her characters whole-hog, her wry humour ensuring that tenderness never veers into sentimentality . . . it is the exquisite attention with which King articulates all that roils inside us that secures her place in the contemporary canon * Financial Times *
Superb . . . Ten raw and insightful stories of the heart from the acclaimed novelist, from a babysitter’s loss of innocence to a nonagenarian at his granddaughter’s hospital bedside * i *
Endearing, vulnerable characters . . . clever, charming short stories * Daily Mail *
Love in all its forms is placed under the microscope in this typically forensic collection of short stories from the fabulously sharp, uncompromising American novelist Lily King * Metro *
Lily King is the author of The Pleasing Hour, The English Teacher, Father of the Rain, Euphoria, and Writers & Lovers, which was a New York Times bestseller. Euphoria won the Kirkus Prize and the New England Book Award for Fiction, and was also a New York Times bestseller. It was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. King is also the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award and has twice won both the Maine Fiction Award and the New England Book Award. Five Tuesdays in Winter is her first short-story collection. She lives with her husband and children in Maine, USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781529086492 |
| ISBN 10 | 1529086493 |
| Title | Five Tuesdays in Winter |
| Author | Lily King |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
| Year published | 2023-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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