Mr Wrong
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Published:10th Sep '15
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From the lauded, bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles - a collection of short stories.
From the lauded, bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, this is a diverse and dazzling collection of short stories.
From the bestselling author of the Cazalet Chronicles, Elizabeth Jane Howard, Mr Wrong is a collection of dazzlingly original short stories.
'Her talent seemed so effervescent, so unstoppable, that there was no predicting where it might take her' – Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall
With her renowned style and delicious wit, Howard explores the subtle tensions of relationships in the twentieth century. From flat sharing to adultery, a family Christmas to a house party in France, through a haunting journey into the macabre, these stories are by turns funny, perceptive and spine-tingling.
This collection includes Mr Wrong, The Devoted and Three Miles Up, and represents a diverse selection of work from one of the great British storytellers of the modern era.
'Howard has a gift for tilting our sense of reality' – Guardian
Howard has a gift for tilting our sense of reality . . . wry humour and elegant perceptions. * Guardian *
Each of these stories may be read again with real pleasure. * Daily Telegraph *
As polished, stylish and civilised as her many devotees would expect. -- Julian Barnes, Booker Prize-winning author of The Sense of an Ending
Her talent seemed so effervescent, so unstoppable, that there was no predicting where it might take her. - Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies
ISBN: 9781447272434
Dimensions: 203mm x 127mm x 13mm
Weight: 249g
224 pages