Letter to George Clooney
by Debra Adelaide
In ‘Glory in the Flower’, distinguished but disillusioned British poet, Bill, crosses the world on the promise of a prestigious literary festival only to find himself roughing it with an unlikely group of amateur poets, with surprising results. One man’s attempt to negotiate the Australian taxation system reads like a noir thriller in ‘The Pirate Map’, and the minefield of internet dating explored in ‘Chance’ artfully balances the absurd and the dark side of the human psyche. ‘Harder than Your Husband’ follows a serious-minded administrator as he attempts to navigate the induction of a new, and rather perplexing, employee. And the final eclipsing story, ‘Letter to George Clooney’, opens a door into a world of terror and deprivation: searing in its devastating restraint, it demonstrates why Adelaide is one of the finest Australian writers of her generation.
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Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 2013
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781742613093
by Debra Adelaide
In ‘Glory in the Flower’, distinguished but disillusioned British poet, Bill, crosses the world on the promise of a prestigious literary festival only to find himself roughing it with an unlikely group of amateur poets, with surprising results. One man’s attempt to negotiate the Australian taxation system reads like a noir thriller in ‘The Pirate Map’, and the minefield of internet dating explored in ‘Chance’ artfully balances the absurd and the dark side of the human psyche. ‘Harder than Your Husband’ follows a serious-minded administrator as he attempts to navigate the induction of a new, and rather perplexing, employee. And the final eclipsing story, ‘Letter to George Clooney’, opens a door into a world of terror and deprivation: searing in its devastating restraint, it demonstrates why Adelaide is one of the finest Australian writers of her generation.
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Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 2013
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781742613093
by Debra Adelaide
In ‘Glory in the Flower’, distinguished but disillusioned British poet, Bill, crosses the world on the promise of a prestigious literary festival only to find himself roughing it with an unlikely group of amateur poets, with surprising results. One man’s attempt to negotiate the Australian taxation system reads like a noir thriller in ‘The Pirate Map’, and the minefield of internet dating explored in ‘Chance’ artfully balances the absurd and the dark side of the human psyche. ‘Harder than Your Husband’ follows a serious-minded administrator as he attempts to navigate the induction of a new, and rather perplexing, employee. And the final eclipsing story, ‘Letter to George Clooney’, opens a door into a world of terror and deprivation: searing in its devastating restraint, it demonstrates why Adelaide is one of the finest Australian writers of her generation.
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Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Picador
Publication Date: 2013
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781742613093