You Don't Have to Say by Alan Beard
A boy watches the sinister goings on of an urban estate. A computer specialist in a hospital witnesses a disturbing incident on the roof. The crime career for 'Hot Little Danny' - a teenage tearaway with a teacher girlfriend - is inexorably upward. Infidelity, old friendships and passions haunt the drifting lives of Beard's characters, fuelled by drugs and alcohol, dogged by uncertain employment. You Don't Have to Say is downhearted but finds warmth in people on the edges of the urban landscape, skewering adversity with uncanny empathy and insight .
'A truly fine collection' * The Times *
'Beard achieves a startling poignancy' * Times Literary Supplement *
'Superb. . His approach combines an often startling desire for stylistic experimentation with an honest commitment to the issues of the day' * Time Out *
'Beard achieves a startling poignancy' * Times Literary Supplement *
'Superb. . His approach combines an often startling desire for stylistic experimentation with an honest commitment to the issues of the day' * Time Out *
Born in Tewkesbury, Alan Beard, married with teenage daughters, has lived in Birmingham for 25 years. He works as a librarian for the Birmingham City University and is secretary of a successful writers group. His stories have been broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and in many literary magazines and anthologies in England and USA.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781906994129 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906994129 |
| Title | You Don't Have to Say |
| Author | Alan Beard |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 224 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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