 First edition cover | |
| Author | Rachel Cusk |
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| Publisher | Fourth Estate |
Publication date | April 7, 2003 |
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Reviewing the book for The Guardian , John Mullan, senior lecturer in English at University College London was positive about the collection, describing the connected stories as using "a technique of passing, sometimes accidental, connection, reminiscent of a Robert Altman film". [4] Mullan adds, "The desolation is elegantly credible."
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