ISBN: 9780593540930 - The End of the World is a Cul De Sac: Stories (30 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Brilliant, dark stories of women's lives by "a very major talent" (Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times) In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed Trespasses, women's lives are etched by poverty--material, emotional, sexual--but also splashed by beauty, sometimes even joy, as they search for the good in the cards they've been dealt. A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a derelict housing estate, with blood on her hands. An expectant mother's worst fears about her husband's entanglement with a teenage girl are confirmed. A sister is tormented by visions of the man her brother murdered during the Troubles. A woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Plumbing the depths of intimacy, violence, and redemption, these stories are "dazzling, heartbreaking . . . keen to share the lessons of a lifetime" (Guardian).…

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Brilliant, dark stories of women's lives by "a very major talent" (Joseph O'Connor, Irish Times) In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed Trespasses, women's lives are etched by poverty--material, emotional, sexual--but also splashed by beauty, sometimes even joy, as they search for the good in the cards they've been dealt. A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a derelict housing estate, with blood on her hands. An expectant mother's worst fears about her husband's entanglement with a teenage girl are confirmed. A sister is tormented by visions of the man her brother murdered during the Troubles. A woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Plumbing the depths of intimacy, violence, and redemption, these stories are "dazzling, heartbreaking . . . keen to share the lessons of a lifetime" (Guardian).…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Brilliant, dark stories of womens lives by a very major talent (Joseph OConnor, Irish Times)In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed Trespasses, womens lives are etched by povertymaterial, emotional, sexualbut also splashed by beauty, sometimes even joy, as they search for the good in the cards theyve been dealt.A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a derelict housing estate, with blood on her hands. An expectant mothers worst fears about her husbands entanglement with a teenage girl are confirmed. A sister is tormented by visions of the man her brother murdered during the Troubles. A woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Plumbing the depths of intimacy, violence, and redemption, these stories are dazzling, heartbreaking . . . keen to share the lessons of a lifetime (Guardian). Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Brilliant, dark stories of womens lives by a very major talent (Joseph OConnor, Irish Times)In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed Trespasses, womens lives are etched by povertymaterial, emotional, sexualbut also splashed by beauty, sometimes even joy, as they search for the good in the cards theyve been dealt.A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a derelict housing estate, with blood on her hands. An expectant mothers worst fears about her husbands entanglement with a teenage girl are confirmed. A sister is tormented by visions of the man her brother murdered during the Troubles. A woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Plumbing the depths of intimacy, violence, and redemption, these stories are dazzling, heartbreaking . . . keen to share the lessons of a lifetime (Guardian). Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Brilliant, dark stories of womens lives by a very major talent (Joseph OConnor, Irish Times)In these visceral, stunningly crafted stories by the author of the much-acclaimed Trespasses, womens lives are etched by povertymaterial, emotional, sexualbut also splashed by beauty, sometimes even joy, as they search for the good in the cards theyve been dealt.A wife is abandoned by her new husband in a derelict housing estate, with blood on her hands. An expectant mothers worst fears about her husbands entanglement with a teenage girl are confirmed. A sister is tormented by visions of the man her brother murdered during the Troubles. A woman struggles to forgive herself after an abortion threatens to destroy her marriage. Plumbing the depths of intimacy, violence, and redemption, these stories are dazzling, heartbreaking . . . keen to share the lessons of a lifetime (Guardian). Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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