The Disassembly of Doreen Durand
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The Disassembly of Doreen Durand by Ryan Collett
After witnessing the killing of two boys, Doreen Durand flees her apartment. As the police pursue her, a surreal game of cat and mouse beginsI read this genre-exploding, original debut in a single day, and was hooked by its vivid images, its spiky strangeness, and its profound understanding of the disembodying effects of surviving trauma and living under capitalism
A fast-paced and original debut.
* The New European *Genuinely original and stylishly written. The Disassembly of Doreen Durand is a surreal flight of fancy but also a poignant and thought provoking look at a woman collapsing in on herself. An empathetic and magical tale.
* NB Magazine *This tantalising, highly readable story defies neat categorisation, and is all the more enjoyable for it.
* Lunate *‘Weird, engrossing... The style of writing is excellent.’
* NetGalley *‘A magical mystery tour. A beautiful story and one which I will treasure forever.’
‘The prose was observant and compelling, and the plot was strange and millennial. ’
* NetGalley *Ryan Collett is a writer, knitter, and animator. He grew up in Oregon and now lives in London where he works as an editor. He also runs RJ Knits, a popular YouTube channel devoted to knitting, which has 100,000 subscribers. The Disassembly of Doreen Durand is his first novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781913207397 |
| ISBN 10 | 1913207390 |
| Title | The Disassembly of Doreen Durand |
| Author | Ryan Collett |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Sandstone Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2021-05-13 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |