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Synopsis
Annie Conville can see dead people. And for some reason they are all wearing chocolate brown. Since she was a child Annie has been able to see and speak to the dead. But when her husband disappears suddenly he does not come to visit her. So is Evan still alive? During her long wait to discover what happened to Evan Bees, Annie searches through her mother’s vast collection of lovers for the other missing man in her life, and struggles with the questions her gift asks of her. Who is the mysterious girl who sits by the lake? What happened to the lost woman whose sister has never stopped searching for her? And why are so many of the dead voices called Jim? Quirky, irreverent, moving, and a little bit spooky, The Extra Large Medium will charm you completely – even as it’s raising the hairs on the back of your neck.
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Review
"A funny, offbeat debut that won't let you go." -- Fanny Blake
"A very, very good novel. Not a wasted word. Helen Slavin is a highly original talent." -- Beryl Bainbridge
"A very original, off-beat novel full of bizarre twists and turns and colorful characters that just won't let you go." -- Sue Stevenson
"The narrative voice is . . . no-nonsense, warm, and witty. . . . Both ƯAnnie¨ and the book are unassuming and disarming." -- Zoe Paxton
"Helen Slavin's wicked sense of humor and vivid imagination lift this debut above most examples of the currently popular 'life after death' genre."
"Is this the most quirky, bizarre, black-humored left-field ghost-story social commentary you will see this year? Certainly it will hit the bookshelves with a bang." -- Graham Clark
"There is strange comfort in this book, full of visitors from beyond the grave. . . . Helen Slavin can strip characters without a shred of nastiness. This debut is the oddball antidote to the psychic adverts that lurk in the inside of every glossy gossip magazine." -- Michael McGirr
About the Author
Helen Slavin is the author of The Extra Large Medium. She was born in Lancashire in 1966 and, after the University of Warwick, she had a variety of jobs as a temporary secretary before moving to Wiltshire. There, she got married and had a son and a daughter. She has written for radio and television, including scripts for The House of Eliott and the BBC Sunday night family drama, Down to Earth.
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- PublisherIpso Books
- Publication date2018
- ISBN 10 1912194228
- ISBN 13 9781912194223
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages250
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