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Burning Angel and Other Stories

By Lawrence Osborne
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Cult favourite Osborne is perfectly suited to short stories; some of which have already been snapped up by film companies. Brilliant SUNDAY TIMES Compelling and unnerving SPECTATOR This first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere - and characters out... Read More
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Burning Angel and Other Stories

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Cult favourite Osborne is perfectly suited to short stories; some of which have already been snapped up by film companies.

Brilliant SUNDAY TIMES
Compelling and unnerving SPECTATOR

This first collection of stories by Lawrence Osborne perfectly showcases his talent for tension, atmosphere - and characters out of their depth.

A deaf girl hired as a maid by a wealthy New York couple turns the tables on her obliviously abusive employers and answers blackmail with blackmail. A psychiatrist treating a girl in rural England becomes ensnared in a love affair that threatens to destroy her career. A naive young linguist sent to the forests of Irian Jaya is manipulated into betraying her mission by a ruthless and disturbed pastor.

Lawrence Osborne's stories explore characters lost in the shadowed borders between the mundane, the fantastical, and the violence of the natural world.

This is stylish, subversive fiction from a writer at the top of his game New Statesman, Books of the Year

If you appreciate stories with stings in the tail, you will enjoy this fiendishly cunning new collection Mail on Sunday

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529114966

Publisher: Vintage Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Vintage

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 247g

Pages: 352

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Fiction General Fiction Lawrence Osborne Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Born in England, Lawrence Osborne is the author of the critically acclaimed novels The Forgiven, The Ballad of a Small Player, Hunters in the Dark, Beautiful Animals, Only to Sleep- A Philip Marlowe novel (commissioned by the Raymond Chandler estate) and The Glass Kingdom. His non-fiction ranges from memoir through travelogue to essays, including Bangkok Days, The Naked Tourist and The Wet and the Dry. His short story 'Volcano' was selected for Best American Short Stories 2012. The Forgiven, starring Ralph Fiennes, Matt Smith and Jessica Chastain was released in 2022. Osborne lives in Bangkok.

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