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The Burning Ground Paperback / softback
by Adam O'Riordan
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A masterful debut short story collection from the award-winning, critically-acclaimed poet Adam O’Riordan'Wonderfully lyrical and bittersweet' OBSERVER'This is a wonderful, beguiling collection of short stories.
Written with a cool, knowing lyricism, they haunt and enthral' WILLIAM BOYD'An auspicious debut, full of unforgettable lines and hard-won insights.
Adam O’Riordan is the real thing' HUGO WILLIAMS_________________________In these eight stories, an English writer focuses his gaze on America’s West Coast, moving from fractured lives in remote, sun-scorched towns to the charged hum of Venice Beach.
A man visits his long-distance lover in Los Angeles and forges an unexpected bond with a fellow traveller on the way;a teenager interviews a businessman for his school newspaper and their paths continue to cross, throughout life;the foreman of a desert building project embarks on a journey down the Pacific Coast Highway and into California’s underworld when his employer's daughter goes missing;a lonely widower reflects on the past and confronts a disturbing and long suppressed memory;a divorced father tries to reconnect with his son on a hunting trip;an artist finds peace in exile after the disintegration of an affair;and itinerant Brits discuss love and acting in downtown LA. Written with an outsider’s keen eye, this collection of stories paints an intimate portrait of diverse lives, in a work of remarkable beauty and poignancy.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:11/01/2018
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- ISBN:9781408864791
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:208 pages
- Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication Date:11/01/2018
- Category:
- ISBN:9781408864791