Antarctica: ‘A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.’ THE TIMES

by Claire Keegan

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From the author of the Booker-shortlisted Small Things Like These.

From the opening story about a married woman who takes a trip to the city with a single purpose in mind - to sleep with another man - Antarctica draws you into a world of obsession, betrayal and fragile relationships. In 'House Calls', Cordelia wakes on the last day ofthe twentieth century and sets off along the coast road to keep a date with her lover that has been nine years in the waiting. In 'The Singing Cashier', a local postman visits two sisters bearing fishy gifts in the...

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  • ISBN10 0571203469
  • ISBN13 9780571203468
  • Publish Date 7 August 2000 (first published 9 September 1999)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 5 December 2023
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Faber & Faber
  • Edition Main
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 224
  • Language English