Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins
With crackling wit and a deadpan lyricism these stories trace the connections between those related by blood, and those not. Ranging from a virginal teenager to a nonagenarian former channel swimmer, they take an unflinching look at the moments in lives when the axis swivels to reveal insights and actions which surprise and disturb.There is irony in Gittins's title: the collection is mostly about disconnectionsShe writes about the banalities of daily life, but not for easy comedy. Observing the small things that are significant to people, she shows how her characters are essentially alone.
-- Nicholas Clee * The Guardian *This is a collection of 22 short stories covering a wide variety of themes. Each one is short enough for a busy person to read in one sitting. Some are sad, some are funny. They all draw in the reader so much that the outside world just disappears. Ten of the stories are set in South East London including Lewisham. This book is on the long list for the 2007 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize.
-- Una O'Malley * Lewisham Library Staff Recommended Reads *
Chrissie Gittins was born in Lancashire and lives in South London. Her award winning stories have been published in magazines and anthologies, and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Her first poetry collection is Armature (Arc, 2003). Her first children’s poetry collection Now You See Me, Now You ... (Rabbit Hole, 2002) was shortlisted for the inaugural CLPE Poetry Award in 2003. Her second children’s poetry collection is I Don’t Want an Avocado for an Uncle (Rabbit Hole, 2006). Her plays for BBC Radio 4 include Starved for Love, Life Assurance and Dinner in the Iguanodon.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781844712984 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844712982 |
| Title | Family Connections |
| Author | Chrissie Gittins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Salt Publishing |
| Year published | 2007-04-01 |
| Number of pages | 152 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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