Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction
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Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction by Alison Macleod
Features ECT patient Gloria, who falls for her anaesthetist, 'Dr Numb'; the cerebral Nick, who chases after the heavily pregnant Katie at an Ikea sale; and the legendary lovers Heloise and Abelard re-imagined for the twenty-first century.
Alison MacLeod is a strikingly original voiceHer stories create intimate worlds and make the reader live in them with an intensity which is haunting, disturbing and above all beguiling -- Helen Dunmore
Alison MacLeod's collection of stories is a baker's dozen of excellence book-ended by brilliance * Time Out *
Fragmentary evocations of desire and its mysteries, passing glimpses into minds and hearts: tender; pierced; translucent * Guardian *
Beautifully crafted, they range from brilliantly observed humour to the haunting and heart-rending. Immensely readable * Big Issue *
Almost unbearably moving -- Terry Eagleton, on ‘Dirty Weekend’
Brilliant . . . a jolt of thought electrifying the clogged tissue of the human heart -- Alex Linklater, on ‘Radiant Heat’
Stunning -- David Goodhart, on ‘Sacred Heart’ * Prospect *
Alison MacLeod's collection of stories is a baker's dozen of excellence book-ended by brilliance * Time Out *
Fragmentary evocations of desire and its mysteries, passing glimpses into minds and hearts: tender; pierced; translucent * Guardian *
Beautifully crafted, they range from brilliantly observed humour to the haunting and heart-rending. Immensely readable * Big Issue *
Almost unbearably moving -- Terry Eagleton, on ‘Dirty Weekend’
Brilliant . . . a jolt of thought electrifying the clogged tissue of the human heart -- Alex Linklater, on ‘Radiant Heat’
Stunning -- David Goodhart, on ‘Sacred Heart’ * Prospect *
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Praise for The Wave Theory of Angels:
'Wonderful' Time Out
'Utterly delightful, beautifully written' Alberto Manguel
Alison MacLeod was raised in Canada and has lived in England since 1987. She is the author of three novels, The Changeling, The Wave Theory of Angels and Unexploded, and of a collection of stories, Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction. Unexploded was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2013. Alison MacLeod is Professor of Contemporary Fiction at Chichester University and lives in Brighton.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780141016061 |
| ISBN 10 | 014101606X |
| Title | Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction |
| Author | Alison Macleod |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-09-27 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Prizes | Short-listed for World Book Day: Spread the Word Book to Talk About 2009 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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