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The Madonna of the Pool

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Pub Date Jul 27 2016 | Archive Date May 29 2018

General Fiction (Adult) | Literary Fiction

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A richly poetic collection of short stories. A moving collection of literary short stories which explore the triumphs, compromises and challenges of everyday life. Drawing on a wide array of characters, Helen Stancey shows how small events, insignificant to some, can resonate deeply in the lives of others. Richly poetic, deeply moving and entirely engaging, these short stories demonstrate an exquisite understanding of human adaptation, endurance and, most of all, optimism.
A richly poetic collection of short stories. A moving collection of literary short stories which explore the triumphs, compromises and challenges of everyday life. Drawing on a wide array of...
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Advance Praise

`In the poised assurance of its writing... one has a sense of a writer gifted with an instinctive sense of how to tell a story.' - SPECTATOR

‘writing so accomplished…’ – TABLET

‘palpable excellence’ – LITERARY REVIEW

`In the poised assurance of its writing... one has a sense of a writer gifted with an instinctive sense of how to tell a story.' - SPECTATOR

‘writing so accomplished…’ – TABLET

‘palpable excellence’ –...

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ISBN 9781912054008
PRICE $15.95 (USD)

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