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Scott Blackwood - See How Small - 9780007580934 - KRA0011302
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See How Small

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Description for See How Small Hardcover. A riveting novel about the aftermath of a brutal murder of three teenage girls, written in incantatory prose 'that's as fine as any being written by an American author today' (Ben Fountain) Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 138 x 22. Weight in Grams: 354. Fine in fine dustwrapper

A riveting novel about the aftermath of a brutal murder of three teenage girls, written in incantatory prose ‘that's as fine as any being written by an American author today’ (Ben Fountain)

One late autumn evening in a Texas town, two strangers walk into an ice cream shop shortly before closing time. They bind up the three teenage girls who are working the counter, set fire to the shop, and disappear. ‘See How Small’ tells the stories of the survivors – family, witnesses, and suspects – who must endure in ... Read more

Hovering above the aftermath of their deaths are the three girls. They watch over the town and make occasional visitations, trying to connect with and prod to life those they left behind. "See how small a thing it is that keeps us apart," they say. A master of compression and lyrical precision, Scott Blackwood has surpassed himself with this haunting, beautiful, and enormously powerful new novel.

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Product Details

Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Fourth Estate
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780007580934
SKU
KRA0011302
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3

About Scott Blackwood
Scott Blackwood is the author of two previous books of fiction, In the Shadow of Our House and We Agreed to Meet Just Here, and the recipient of a Whiting Writers' Award. He's also the author of The Rise and Fall of Paramount Records, a book of narrative nonfiction. A long-time resident of Austin, Texas, Blackwood now lives in Chicago ... Read more

Reviews for See How Small
‘A brutal, necessary and near perfect novel’ NPR ‘Mesmerizing … In lyrical, often dreamlike prose, Blackwood illuminates the nature of grief and the connections among the living and the dead’ People ‘See How Small is superb. ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for See How Small


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