Come for the art of her exquisitely weird writing and stay for the human drama. In tales of rare wit and verve, Christine Schutt leads us into the lives of her perfectly drawn characters-couples young and old, children, skinny men, charming women-and dances on masterful prose through gardens, alcohol (often too much), luxurious homes, and resort vacation spots. Each is a wonder, pickled in her crystalline idiom and cured under her brutal, astonishing wit.’ Ottessa Moshfegh ‘Christine Schutt is already easily among the liveliest stylists of our time, and these eleven stories prove we ain’t seen nothing yet. Schutt’s haunting yet lyrical words linger long after the final page.’ Claire Vaye Watkins ‘With terse sentences that read like poetry, Schutt strips each scene of excess context and cuts to the heart of the moment. ‘Shot through with Woolf’s lyrical, restless spirit.’ Please read her new book, Pure Hollywood.' 'Christine Schutt is one of my shining lighthouses. ‘Her sentences never waste a phrase or even a word.’ Lauren Groff ‘The stories in this collection evade easy capture – but in reading, isn’t the pursuit part of the pleasure? Schutt’s style – in which words crash together musically, the focus shifts and dialogue seems to take even the characters by surprise – means that the qualities come out best on a slow rereading.’
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