Shortlisted for the 2010 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award, a beautiful debut collection from a writer with the warmth, reach and complexity of Alice Munro

From the blind girl who sees more than her parents can, to the portrait artist who sees more than her clients would wish, Robin Black illuminates secret fears, hidden desires, profound grief and enduring love in a collection as rich and varied as the relationships it describes. These are generous and compassionate stories for anyone attuned to the intricate heartbreak of families ' to our power to hurt and to nurture those we love best.

'Full of substance and colour. Many short stories have a habit of evaporating not long after you've read them. Black's have an uncanny tendency to stick around' Metro 'An exploration of secret monologues and private emotions that makes for an illuminating, moving and universally resonant experience' Easy Living 'Exquisitely distilled tales of loss and reckoning' Vogue 'Black writes with grace and simplicity' TLS

GeneralFeatures
ISBN13:	330511793
ISBN10:	9780330511797, 978-033051
Author1:	Robin Black
Publisher:	Picador
Binding:	Paperback
Publishing Date:	2011
Number of Pages:	320
Language:	English
Dimension:	7.83 x 5.16 x 0.94 inches
Weight:	262 grams

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