The Alice Trap: A New Collection - Softcover

Rhodes, Kate

 
9781904634645: The Alice Trap: A New Collection

Synopsis

Kate Rhodes' second collection is powerful and varied. She writes about personal concerns such as family, loss and love in a style which Don Paterson has described as 'pared to the bone, elegant and precise'. The collection includes a diverse range of subjects, from a wry portrait poem of Tony Blair to "The Alice Trap" series, which charts the end of a painful love affair. In recent years Rhodes has been shortlisted for both the Forward and Bridport prizes, and this collection finds her at the height of her powers. Her voice throughout this striking collection is engaging and direct.

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About the Author

Kate Rhodes was born in London in 1967. She studied English at university before going on to complete a PhD on the work of the American dramatist Tennessee Williams. Since that time she has worked as an English teacher, a university lecturer and a freelance educational consultant. In the 1990s she lived for several years in North America, where she was the Cole and Drey Scholar at Rollins Liberal Arts College in Florida. She now lives in Cambridge.

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