The Old Familar

by Hawley, Alix

• ISBN13: 9781897235492
• ISBN10: 1897235496
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-28
• Publisher: Thistledown Pr Ltd

Summary

In The Old Familiarare stories about the art of everyday shock: Hawley's characters think they know other people or themselves until the unforeseen surfaces. Whether subtle or dramatic, these moments of clarity make them question their thinking.Dark, witty, and tightly written, The Old Familiarwill surprise even the reader familiar with crusty undersides of middle-class lives, and the bizarre obsessions that harbour there. Hawley's trademark of controlled tension and psychological scrutiny is at times diabolically funny as it is emotionally arresting, and her exposure of ego and posturing in social networks will have immediate appeal for both a mainstream and literary audience.

Table of Contents

Chemical Wedding	p. 9
They Call Her Lovely Rita	p. 32
Yes, the People Are Nice	p. 55
Free to Good Home	p. 76
Heartstarter	p. 95
Romance	p. 112
Lives of the Saints	p. 139
Have You Seen the Ghost of John	p. 158
Everyday Living	p. 184
Things Happen	p. 199
For My Sins	p. 230
If You Think You're Never Wrong	p. 246
The Old Familiar	p. 260
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