Love of Fat Men by Helen Dunmore

Love of Fat Men by Helen Dunmore

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In this collection of short stories, the author takes the reader into a sensuous world of endless winters and midnight sun. As far apart as Finland, the Austrian Tyrol, and upstate New York, these stories come alive to the touch of estrangement, misunderstanding, sexuality and loss.

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Love of Fat Men by Helen Dunmore

Helen Dunmore takes us into the harsh, sensuous world of endless winters and midnight sun in this collection of short stories. Tense, moving and mysterious, the stories explore the pain woven into human relationships, the ambivalence of filial love,and the dangerous lure of sensuality, themes which echo between stories and linger in the mind. "An electrifying and original talent" - the Guardian "Exquisite writing adorns every page, marvellous flashes of poetic insight" - Sunday Telegraph
Helen Dunmore is an award-winning novelist, poet, children's novelist and short-story writer. Her novels are ZENNOR IN DARKNESS, BURNING BRIGHT, A SPELL OF WINTER (Winner of the Orange Prize), TALKING TO THE DEAD. Her fifth novel, YOUR BLUE-EYED BOYis published by Viking in April 1998. She lives in Bristol.
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ISBN 13 9780140248821
ISBN 10 014024882X
Title Love of Fat Men
Author Helen Dunmore
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 1998-05-07
Number of pages 192
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