Temper by Phoebe Walker
Following a move to the Netherlands, a young woman dissects the developments of her new life. In her newfound isolation, she develops an unusual friendship with Colette, a woman she neither likes nor can keep away from. As her feelings of dislocation grow, larger anxieties about her purpose - or lack of it - begin to encroach.
'Temper explores loneliness, alienation and transience in lucid, gorgeous proseWalker's observations on the nature of work and the hollowness of modern life are stark and brilliant; a must-read for anyone who has ever felt like an outsider' -Jessica Andrews, author of Saltwater and Milk Teeth
'An intimate portrait of a young woman dislocated and adrift, Temper is at once subtle and full of force, deeply relatable and coolly unfamiliar' -Chloe Ashby, author of Wet Paint
'Phoebe Walker's prose is subtle, incisive, and rich in dark surprises. In Temper, she provides an unsettling and highly intimate account of loneliness, disconnection and malignant relationships. This is a quietly devastating debut' -Naomi Booth, author of Exit Management and Animals at Night
'An intimate portrait of a young woman dislocated and adrift, Temper is at once subtle and full of force, deeply relatable and coolly unfamiliar' -Chloe Ashby, author of Wet Paint
'Phoebe Walker's prose is subtle, incisive, and rich in dark surprises. In Temper, she provides an unsettling and highly intimate account of loneliness, disconnection and malignant relationships. This is a quietly devastating debut' -Naomi Booth, author of Exit Management and Animals at Night
Phoebe Walker is an award-winning poet originally from Northumberland in the North of England, and now living in Manchester.
Her debut poetry pamphlet, Animal Noises, received an Eric Gregory Award in 2021 and she also won the Mairtin Crawford Poetry Award in 2019 and a Northern Writers' Award for poetry in 2012.
Phoebe's poetry has been published in Ambit, Under the Radar, The Tangerine, The Moth, Magma and was included in the Northern Poetry Library's 'Poem of the North' exhibition. Temper is her debut novel.
Her debut poetry pamphlet, Animal Noises, received an Eric Gregory Award in 2021 and she also won the Mairtin Crawford Poetry Award in 2019 and a Northern Writers' Award for poetry in 2012.
Phoebe's poetry has been published in Ambit, Under the Radar, The Tangerine, The Moth, Magma and was included in the Northern Poetry Library's 'Poem of the North' exhibition. Temper is her debut novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914148286 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914148282 |
| Title | Temper |
| Author | Phoebe Walker |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fairlight Books |
| Year published | 2023-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 144 |
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