Paradise block / Alice Ash.

Author
Ash, Alice [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London : Serpent's Tail, 2021.
Description
232 pages ; 21 cm

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    "In Paradise Block, mould grows as thick as fur along the walls, alarms ring out at unexpected hours and none of the neighbours are quite what they seem. A little girl boils endless eggs in her family's burnt-out flat, an isolated old woman entices a new friend with gifts of cutlery and cufflinks, and a young bride grows frustrated with her unappreciative husband, the caretaker of creaking, dilapidated Paradise Block.With a haunting sense of place and a keen eye for the absurd, these thirteen surreal stories lure us into a topsy-turvy world where fleatraps are more important than babies and sales calls for luxury coffins provide a welcome distraction. Lonely residents live in close proximity while longing for connection."--Publisher.
    Contents
    • Eggs
    • Planes
    • The flea-trap
    • You
    • Timespeak
    • Hungry
    • Ball
    • Complaint
    • Doctor Sharpe
    • Black, dark hill
    • Sea God
    • Bad elastic
    • John's bride
    ISBN
    • 1788165543 ((hardback))
    • 9781788165549 ((hardback))
    LCCN
    2020476684
    OCLC
    1182844567
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