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Get In Trouble

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By Kelly Link
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Get In Trouble by Kelly Link is a collection of imaginative short stories that blend elements of fantasy, horror, and realism. The tales explore various worlds where everyday problems intersect with the surreal, featuring characters who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances. Each story offers a unique take on reality, making the collection an engaging and unpredictable read.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate stories that blend the ordinary with the fantastical. Kelly Link's collection offers a unique mix of magical realism and the surreal, with each tale taking you on a journey through imaginative and unexpected landscapes. It's ideal for readers who like their fiction to challenge the boundaries between reality and the supernatural.

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A new, much anticipated collection of stories from the inimitable Kelly Link.

'These nine stories may begin in familiar territory—a birthday party, a theme park, a bar, a spaceship—but they quickly draw readers into an imaginative, disturbingly ominous world of realistic fantasy and unreal reality. Like Kafka hosting Saturday Night Live, Link mixes humour with existential dread... Her characters, driven by yearning and obsession, not only get in trouble but seek trouble out—to spectacular effect.' Publishers Weekly

'Darkly funny, sexy, frightening, and truly weird—Link can dismantle and remake the world in a paragraph.' Karen Russell

'The most darkly playful voice in American fiction.' Michael Chabon

'She is unique and should be declared a national treasure.' Neil Gaiman

'Richly imagined, intellectually teasing—these are not so much small fictions as windows on to entire worlds. A brilliant, giddying read.' Sarah Waters

'In this utterly astonishing new collection, Kelly Link demonstrates a perfect and completely mature command of the entirely unexpected, ever-evolving, self-examining, deeply original and personal, emotion-riddled kind of story only Kelly Link is capable of writing.' Peter Straub

'Kelly Link's tales are like nothing else, dark yet sparkling with her unique brand of fairy dust. Wonderfully strange but still familiar and real. Get in Trouble is filled with pocket universes, each tale containing so much more than its length might suggest and crackling with the unexpected. The most marvelous kind of trouble to get in.' Erin Morgenstern

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Get in Trouble by Kelly Link has received widespread acclaim for its imaginative and bizarre tales that blend realism with fantasy. Critics praise Link's unique storytelling, noting her ability to create richly detailed pocket universes that resonate with emotional depth and originality. Her style combines dark whimsy with surprising emotional truths, making her collection both vibrant and thought-provoking. The book is heralded for defying genre conventions and captivating readers with its masterful prose and unexpected twists.

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ISBN: 9781922182630

Publisher: Text Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 January 2015

Country: Australia

Imprint: The Text Publishing Company

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 233.0mm

Weight: 468g

Pages: 352

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