The Man in the Shed by Lloyd Jones - Selected Stories - 9781921520662
New Release !
from the author of the multi-award-winning Mister Pip
A boy watches his mother hooked and reeled ashore by a fisherman.
A couple give up their seats on a bus for lovers soon to be parted.
A husband enters a world imagined by his wife and pretends to be the man she loves.
Lloyd Jones's The Man in the Shed is a haunting collection of stories about family and longing. These extraordinary tales take conventional family life and tilt it sideways, delivering a memorable blend of the suburban and the surreal.
Jones writes with economy and lyricism and possesses a striking command of metaphor.' Age
Lloyd Jones brings to life the transformative power of fiction.' Sunday Times
Lloyd Jones is one of the best writers in New Zealand today. With the beautiful spare, lyrical quality that characterises his writing, Jones makes us think about the power and the magic of storytelling, the possibilities, and the dangers, of escaping to the world within.' Dominion Post
| Format |
BC - Paperback |
| Binding |
B106 - Trade paperback (UK) |
| Number of pages |
256 |
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