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Quality
This collection is a prime example of what fiction can do it can draw us into alternative worlds yet provide us with the kind o... Read More
But what hes really doing is playing with the idea of what it means to rise in the world socially and physically charlie once b... Read More
The quality of the individual short stories may be a bit uneven but most show the authors skill in creating character and setting
It is my hope that these stories will resonate with the english audience because some left me confused
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One story for example haematology consists of an anguished appeal for reconciliation by royalist physician william harvey to hi... Read More
Competitiveness
In people are life a barber gives a trim to a customer before his wifes funeral
When youve finished i hope youll understand why this is to me a fivestar book
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short, swift, few, each and last. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 31 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 30 2022.
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That is why it is always such a welcome event when a favorite novelist of mine decides to join the ranks of short story writers or in the unusual case of graham swift returns to that genre after an absence of almost thirty years
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What makes this collection a bit unusual is that none of the stories have been previously published elsewhere
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Not to be missed for the authors fans
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In lawrence of arabia a widow riding on a bus the day after her husbands funeral sees the headline that peter otoole has died
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The death in the best days is that of a former headmaster but the funeral occasions the private reflections of two old friends about their sexual adventures while at school
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But not all the moments of reflection are occasioned by death
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