Finding romance in the worlds most glamorous city isnt easy. For Piper Day, fresh in town to work as a studio nurse on one of Hollywoods busiest backlots, finding love seems impossible. Two men who couldnt be more different vie for her affection: a wildly wealthy actor who gleefully bathes in t
Letter to George Clooney: Stories
β Scribed by Adelaide, Debra
- Book ID
- 108863258
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan Australia
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 205 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Longlisted for the Stella Prize 2014
Debra Adelaide's new collection of short stories intricately maps both the sublime and the mundane landscape of ordinary lives, with her trademark dark wit and luminous intelligence.
In Glory in the Flower , distinguished but disillusioned British poet, Bill, crosses the world on the promise of a prestigious literary festival only to find himself roughing it with an unlikely group of amateur poets, with surprising results. One man's attempt to negotiate the Australian taxation system reads like a noir thriller in The Pirate Map , and the minefield of internet dating in Chance artfully balances the absurd and dark side of the human psyche.Harder Than Your Husband follows a serious-minded administrator as he attempts to navigate the induction of a new, and rather perplexing, employee. And the final eclipsing story, Letter to George Clooney , opens a door into a world of terror and deprivation:...
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Finding romance in the worldβs most glamorous city isnβt easy. For Piper Day, fresh in town to work as a studio nurse on one of Hollywoodβs busiest backlots, finding love seems impossible. Two men who couldnβt be more different vie for her affection: a wildly wealthy actor who gleefully bathes