Our Tragic Universe by Scarlett Thomas
I was reading about the end of the universe when I got a text message from my friend Libby . . . If Kelsey Newman's theory about the end of the time is true, we are all going to live forever. But for Meg - locked in a dead-end relationship and with a deadline looming for a book that she can't write - this thought fills her with dread. Stuck in a labyrinth of her own devising, Meg knows that there must be a way out. And a wild beast living on the Devonshire moors, a ship in a bottle, the science of time and a knitting pattern for the shape of the universe all have a crucial part to play in Meg's release. Smart, entrancing and buzzing with big ideas, Our Tragic Universe is a book about how relationships are created and destroyed, and how a story might just save your life.
Ingenious and originalA cracking good yarn, fizzing with intelligence * * Philip Pullman on The End of Mr. Y * *
Richly allusive, freewheeling and enormously satisfying * * Independent on Sunday on The End of Mr. Y * *
Immensely bright and very much on the cutting edge * * Guardian on The End of Mr. Y * *
A masterpiece... A brilliant and engaging story that makes you rethink the nature of existence and the true structure of the world * * Douglas Coupland on The End of Mr. Y * *
Richly allusive, freewheeling and enormously satisfying * * Independent on Sunday on The End of Mr. Y * *
Immensely bright and very much on the cutting edge * * Guardian on The End of Mr. Y * *
A masterpiece... A brilliant and engaging story that makes you rethink the nature of existence and the true structure of the world * * Douglas Coupland on The End of Mr. Y * *
Scarlett Thomas was born in London in 1972. Her other novels include Bright Young Things, Going Out and The End of Mr.Y, which was longlisted for the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction 2007. She teaches creative writing at the University of Kent.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847677624 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847677622 |
| Title | Our Tragic Universe |
| Author | Scarlett Thomas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2010-05-06 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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