Don't Try This at Home

by Angela Readman

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A girl repeatedly chops her boyfriend in half but, while her 'other half' multiplies, she is still not satisfied. Love transforms a mother working down the chippie - into Elvis. Clary's father puts antlers on stuffed rabbits to make jackalopes, but when her mother walks out on them, Clary has to help her father if they are to survive. Beautiful, sharp and fearless, Costa Short Story Award winner Angela Readman's debut collection is aptly titled, for each story packs its share of explosive material. Exposing all kinds of prejudice - against age, status, disability - the stories also offer quirky new strategies for troubled lives. If Angela Carter is Readman's fairy godmother, then David Lynch is her wicked stepbrother. Don't say you weren't warned ...
  • ISBN10 1908276533
  • ISBN13 9781908276537
  • Publish Date 5 May 2015
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 3 June 2015
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint And Other Stories
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Pages 199
  • Language English