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Intimacies

Winner of the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award
By Lucy Caldwell
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Intimacies by Lucy Caldwell is a collection of short stories that intricately explores the complexities of human relationships and the quiet moments of connection that define our lives. Through diverse characters and settings, the book delves into themes of love, loss, and the enduring search for understanding and belonging. Each story is a nuanced portrayal of the delicate interplay between personal introspection and the outside world.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate poignant storytelling that explores the complexities of human relationships and the intricate subtleties of intimacy. The narrative delves into the emotional landscapes of its characters, offering rich and thought-provoking insights into contemporary life. If you're drawn to character-driven tales with depth and warmth, this book may appeal to you.

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Intimacies

'Precise and beautifully controlled fictions but with strange, wild energies pulsing along just beneath the surface. A tremendous collection.' - Kevin Barry

'Precise and beautifully controlled fictions but with strange, wild energies pulsing along just beneath the surface. A tremendous collection.' Kevin Barry

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Intimacies exquisitely charts the steps and missteps of young women trying to find their place in the world. From a Belfast student ordering illegal drugs online to end an unwanted pregnancy to a young mother's brush with mortality; from a Christmas Eve walking the city centre streets when everything seems possible, to a night flight from Canada which could change a life irrevocably, these are stories of love, loss and exile, of new beginnings and lives lived away from 'home'.

Taking in, too, the lives of other women who could be guiding lights - from Monica Lewinsky to Caroline Norton to Sinéad O'Connor - Intimacies offers keenly felt and subtly revealing insights into the heartbreak and hope of modern life.

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Intimacies by Lucy Caldwell is highly praised for its nuanced and tender storytelling. Reviewers appreciate Caldwell's skillful exploration of themes such as motherhood, identity, and the delicate threads that bind people together. The book is noted for its emotional depth and poignant portrayal of human relationships, capturing the complexities of intimacy in a beautifully crafted narrative.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571353750

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 December 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 10.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 151g

Pages: 176

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About the Author

Lucy Caldwell is the author of three novels, one short story collection, Multitudes, and several stage plays & radio dramas. Her awards include the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, the Dylan Thomas Prize, the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright, a Fiction Uncovered Award and a Major Individual Artist Award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and she is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. In 2019, she edited Being Various, the latest volume in the ongoing Faber series of New Irish Short Stories.

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