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Patrick GaleRuntime
7hr 44m
Interest age: from c 3 years, Fiction, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Picture books, General fiction (Children's / Teenage)
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Tinder Press
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472256164 | RRP $5.99 Buy Now
- Board Book Apr 8, 2014 | 9780316247566 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 13, 2018 | 9781472259066 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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Little, Brown Young Readers US
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472256164 | RRP $5.99 Buy Now
- Board Book Apr 8, 2014 | 9780316247566 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 13, 2018 | 9781472259066 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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Tinder Press
- e-Book Jan 5, 2018 | 9781472256164 | RRP $5.99 Buy Now
- Board Book Apr 8, 2014 | 9780316247566 | RRP $14.99 Buy Now
- Audiobook Dec 13, 2018 | 9781472259066 | RRP $35.99 Buy Now
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Gentle, witty and sometimes disturbing, DANGEROUS PLEASURES is Patrick Gale's first collection of much loved short stories
A first collection of short stories from Patrick Gale, written over a ten year period
'Nattily subversive, sexually ambiguous, intelligent and disturbing. The prose sizzles with acidic observation' Sunday Times
A funeral party ends in an unexpected manner; parents are faced with difficult decisions about their daughter; a housewife transforms her personality with a simple touch-up; a father's trip to his former school brings back memories of love he thought buried forever.
From gothic thrills and twisted comedy to moving family vignettes, Dangerous Pleasures offers a memorable collection of Patrick Gale's brilliant short stories of marriage, sex and mortality.
What readers say about DANGEROUS PLEASURES:
'This collection was special. Rarely have I read a short story collection where I enjoyed every story, each one unique from the others. I love the author's sly wit' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Surprising, memorable and with a good degree of humour leaning toward the macabre, each story in this collection is a gem' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
Praise for Dangerous Pleasures: A Decade of Stories
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Sly, cool and mischievous - Guardian
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Nattily subversive, sexually ambiguous, intelligent and disturbing. The prose sizzles with acidic observation - Sunday Times
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Gale has long been a master of short fiction. So it comes as no surprise to find that his first collection of stories shows him to be an adept of the art ... the form utilises all his strengths of acute observation, gentle wit and humane acceptance of human diversity ... Wit and wisdom, metaphor and moment constantly combine to delight - The Times
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Not one of these eleven stories is a dud. Witty, moving and very much alive - Time Out
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Patrick Gale reads from A Place Called Winter
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Patrick Gale introduces A Place Called Winter
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Patrick Gale reads from A Place Called Winter
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Patrick Gale introduces A Place Called Winter
Patrick Gale
Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed, then grew up in Winchester before going to Oxford University. He now lives on a farm near Land's End. One of this country's best-loved novelists, his most recent works are A Perfectly Good Man, the Richard and Judy bestseller Notes From An Exhibition, the Costa-shortlisted A Place Called Winter and Mother's Boy. His original BBC television drama, Man In An Orange Shirt, was shown to great acclaim in 2017 as part of the BBC's Queer Britannia series, leading viewers around the world to discover his novels.
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