Funny, serious, scalpel sharp and compassionate, Georgina Hammick's stories capture moments of truth in their subjects' lives. Covering a wide spectrum of ages and types - from the nine-year-old son of a diplomat to an out-of-work car salesman - they expose the compromises and deceptions which we practice in our attempts to order our existence.
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About the Author:
Georgina Hammick is the acclaimed author of People for Lunch, Spoilt, The Arizona Game, which was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel Award and Green Man Running.
Synopsis:
This is the author's first collection of short stories. The title story was a winner of "Stand" magazine's short story competition.
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- PublisherVintage
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0099463814
- ISBN 13 9780099463818
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages416
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