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Going the Distance
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Product Description
Featuring twenty vigorous, original stories by widely published authors and up-and-coming new talent, this impressive anthology transports readers from Birmingham to Trinidad, Colombia to Canada, and Liverpool to London Award-winning author Alan Beard expertly compiles a surprising array of contemporary voices in this engaging read. Stories include Gemma Blackshaw's spot-on portrait of an Essex girl on the verge of losing her virginity; Joel Lane's beautiful, poetical allegory about a man's relationship with alcohol; and Godfrey Featherstone's heartbreaking tale of an illiterate Birmingham couple, told in the form of a letter from a prison cell. Also included is a story written by Beard himself, which cuts of the quick with a painfully honest study of growing regret and acceptance after a marriage break-up through infidelity. "Going the Distance" is always powerful, original, and perfectly understated, with each author's voice both presented in a thoroughly strong and enticing manner.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1497765 in Books
- Published on: 2003-11-01
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 272 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"With some of the best writing in the short story form the UK has to offer, this anthology is a real feast: Gemma Blackshaw's spot-on portrait of an Essex girl on the verge of losing her virginity; Alan Beard cuts to the quick with a painfully honest study of growing regret and acceptance after a marriage break-up through infidelity; Joel Lane's beautiful, poetical allegory about a man's relationship with alcohol; to Godfrey Featherstone's heartbreaking tale of an illiterate Birmingham couple, told in the form of a letter from a prison cell. Going the Distance is always powerful, original, perfectly understated, each voice strong and enticing."
Laura Hird
'Going the Distance is always powerful, original, perfectly understated, each voice strong and enticing'
Sebastian Barker, London Magazine
'Going the Distance holds a world between its covers'
