Sixteen-year-old Frederick has a lot of rules for himself. Like if someone calls him Freddy he doesn't have to respond; he only wears shirts with buttons and he hates getting dirty. His odd behavior makes him an easy target for the "Despisers" at school, but he's gotten used to eating lunch alone in
Don't tell me the truth about love: stories
โ Scribed by Dan Rhodes
- Publisher
- Canongate Books
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1847676219
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
A chance encounter prompts an ageing professor to regret a lifetime of wasted opportunities; a beautiful wife tests her husband by making herself hideous; for the love of a girl, a boy turns himself into a violoncello. Funny, magical and strange, in these seven short stories Dan Rhodes lays bare the pain and enchantment of love.
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