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Both Ways is the Only Way I Want it
Maile Meloy
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Description for Both Ways is the Only Way I Want it
Paperback. From the author of LIARS AND SAINTS (shortlisted for the Orange Prize and a Richard & Judy Summer Read) comes a wonderful new book exploring extraordinary moments of everyday life Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 17. Weight in Grams: 174. 224 pages. From the author of LIARS AND SAINTS (shortlisted for the Orange Prize and a Richard & Judy Summer Read) comes a wonderful new book exploring extraordinary moments of everyday life. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 196 x 134 x 17. Weight: 176.
Now adapted into major film, Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart and Michelle Williams
Caught between opposing forces - fidelity and desire, impulse and security, innocence and experience - these unforgettable characters have each reached a fork in the road. But what kind of fool only wants it one way?
Funny, sly and sparkling with energy, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It confirms Maile Meloy as an enthralling storyteller.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847674166
SKU
V9781847674166
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-85
About Maile Meloy
Maile Meloy's first novel, Liars and Saints, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, and was a Richard & Judy Summer Read. She is also the author of the novel A Family Daughter and the story collection Half in Love. Her stories have been published in The New Yorker, Granta, Prospect, and other publications. In 2007, Meloy was chosen as one of Granta's 21 Best Young American Novelists, and in 2009, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It was selected as one of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the Year. In 2017, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It was adapted into major film Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart.
Reviews for Both Ways is the Only Way I Want it
Brilliant.
Helen Fielding
Meloy's style is as fresh and brisk as an ocean breeze.
Sunday Times
Clever, calm, funny . . . absolutely compulsive.
Daily Telegraph
Meloy writes wonderfully well.
Guardian
A true and rare find.
Richard Ford
Moving, compassionate and amusing.
Daily Mail
She's such a talented and unpredictable writer that I'm officially joining her fan club.
Guardian
Meloy writes with both fearlessness and true compassion, two talents that are rarely combined.
Ann Patchett on LIARS AND SAINTS Meloy writes elegantly and precisely, never wasting a word...a terrific read.
Time Out on Meloy's HALF IN LOVE Meloy is able to give convincing voice to a huge range of characters...and she harnesses skilfully the power of the untold secrets that underlie the story.
Guardian on Meloy's LIARS AND SAINTS
Helen Fielding
Meloy's style is as fresh and brisk as an ocean breeze.
Sunday Times
Clever, calm, funny . . . absolutely compulsive.
Daily Telegraph
Meloy writes wonderfully well.
Guardian
A true and rare find.
Richard Ford
Moving, compassionate and amusing.
Daily Mail
She's such a talented and unpredictable writer that I'm officially joining her fan club.
Guardian
Meloy writes with both fearlessness and true compassion, two talents that are rarely combined.
Ann Patchett on LIARS AND SAINTS Meloy writes elegantly and precisely, never wasting a word...a terrific read.
Time Out on Meloy's HALF IN LOVE Meloy is able to give convincing voice to a huge range of characters...and she harnesses skilfully the power of the untold secrets that underlie the story.
Guardian on Meloy's LIARS AND SAINTS