The Separate Heart

The Separate Heart

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If there is a thread running through Simon Robson’s brilliant collection of stories it is the notion of separateness – of adults from each other, of children from adult knowledge, of adult consciousness from the vividness of childhood.His protagonists are often unlikely – a cat, a man, met in a bar, who drove a chariot in Ben Hur; a girl who gets up very early – but the stories are wise, funny, beautifully observed and somehow utterly true.

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Weight 0.235 kg
Dimensions 2.2 × 12.9 × 19.8 cm
Format
language1
Pages

352
Publisher

Year Published

2008-6-5
Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom
ISBN 10

0099507587
About The Author

Simon Robson was born in 1966. He is the author of Catch. He is also well known as an actor and playwright.

This accomplished debut offers a luxurious reading experience. The common theme is that of separation, of "reconciling opposites", yet each tale is strikingly different: all are equally memorable. Affecting, graceful, recalling the dispassionate precision of Elizabeth Bowen, this is a timeless collection
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A terrific debut… If Robson is dropping an immaculate collection on us we should simply be grateful, for his style is witty and confident, while his robust and engaging tales are mapped out with perspicacity, exuberance and deftly summoned delicacy of feeling… dip into it for a refreshing draught of how punchy and intoxicating a well-crafted tale can be

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