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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Pages
- 192
- Publication Date
- 2018-09-04
- ISBN
- 9780525563624
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525563628
ISBN-13
9780525563624
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038806743
Product Key Features
Book Title
Cockfosters : Stories
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Contemporary Women, Short Stories (Single Author), Literary
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Vintage Contemporaries Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Extraordinary acclaim for Helen Simpson's COCKFOSTERS "If it were easy to explain what Helen Simpson can do with a story, more writers would be fashioning such jewels . . . Extra bravas for such heartfelt authenticity . . . deeply funny . . . unpredictably tender . . . What more does one want in a short story besides memorable characters, comic timing, originality, economy and poignancy? And heart. All there. Done. The reader thanks Simpson's eye and ear for such generosity." --Elinor Lipman, The New York Times Book Review "Time is the essence of this spare, subtle short story collection . . . Sharply written . . . Incisively sly and clever . . . Although Simpson's stories are timely and rooted in their British milieu--strongly evoking the personal and cultural struggles of today's middle class--they are also far-reaching and timeless, addressing matters of loyalty and mortality that are universal and deeply human. Simpson's stories pack a quiet emotional power that extends beyond their pages." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Wonderful . . . Her sixth collection continues to delight with her pitch-perfect ear for dialogue and delicate handling of weighty subtexts . . . A vital (and pleasurable) voice." --Melanie White, The Independent on Sunday "Sad, funny, and true . . . if Simpson were an American short story writer, she'd be hailed as a genius." --Max Liu, The Independent "Exquisitely tender . . . A breakthrough collection." --Rebecca Abrams, Financial Times "Elegant fable-like pieces about the nitty-gritty of middle-class family life . . . Truthful, funny and sharp . . . Elegant, sane, and--while remaining firmly rooted in ordinary life--gently ground-breaking." --Theo Tait, The Sunday Times "Remarkable . . . Humour is never far from the surface . . . Joy and its flipside, pain, are frequently glimpsed together . . . Simpson has a fine ear for the cadence of everyday speech and for the truths that may lie behind the most mundane of expressions." --Emily Rhodes, The Times Literary Supplement "Simpson has assembled a body of work over the course of a quarter century that delivers one of literature's richest accounts of the post-war lives of girls and women." --Sarah Crown, The Guardian "Witty, hilarious and deeply discomfiting." --Neel Mukherjee, The Spectator "A virtuoso of the short story . . . Simpon's stories are little miracles that cut straight to the heart of the matter without ever losing their mystery . . . Tenderly measured and entirely human. It's this tightrope balance between our outer lives and inner expanses that continues to make her writing sing." --Justine Jordan, The Guardian, "Memorable characters, comic timing, originality, economy and poignancy. . . . The reader thanks Simpson's eye and ear for such generosity." -- The New York Times Book Review "England's best living short-story writer." -- The Boston Globe "Powerful. . . . The warmth and humour of Simpson's writing is coupled with a sharp-eyed clarity and a steady gift for the descriptive detail." -- Financial Times "Tenderly measured, and entirely human. It's this tightrope balance between our outer lives and inner expanses that continues to make her writing sing." -- The Guardian "Wonderful. . . . A vital (and pleasurable) voice. . . . Her understated yet insightful conjuring of characters' pains and fears strikes to the icy core of universal truths." -- The Independent on Sunday "Elegant fable-like pieces. . . . Truthful, funny and sharp. . . . Gently ground-breaking." -- The Sunday Times (London) "Reading Simpson's stories makes you feel less alone in the world." -- Literary Review "Remarkable. . . . Joy and its flipside, pain, are frequently glimpsed together . . . Simpson has a fine ear for the cadence of everyday speech and for the truths that may lie behind the most mundane of expressions." -- The Times Literary Supplement (London) "Witty, hilarious and deeply discomfiting." -- The Spectator "Uplifting and sensitive tales. . . . Examines the preoccupations of middle-age--jobs, ageing, friendship--with warmth, wit and breathtaking artistry." -- Daily Mail "Witty, incandescent. . . . Invigorating and inspiring." -- New York Journal of Books "Far-reaching and timeless, addressing matters of loyalty and mortality that are universal and deeply human. Simpson's stories pack a quiet emotional power that extends beyond their pages." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred) "Universal insights arise out of the ordinary. . . . With wit and keen perception, [Simpson] tackles the cultural assumptions, versus true experience, of middle age in everyday situations." -- Booklist
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Synopsis
A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year In these nine virtuoso stories, Helen Simpson turns her wickedly wry wit to the stations of life, the vulnerabilities of age, and the lives of ordinary people in complicated times. The title story follows two old friends as they ride the London Underground to Cockfosters--the end of the line--to retrieve a pair of newly prescribed bifocals. "Erewhon" depicts a reversal of gender roles as a man lies awake in bed fretting about his body shape, his dissatisfaction with sex, his children, and his role in his marriage. And in "Berlin," a fiftysomething couple embarks on a " Ring Cycle package" trip to Germany, recalling the ups and downs of their life together as they make their way through Wagner's epic. Funny, warmhearted, and deeply insightful, these tales brilliantly balance devastation and optimism as only Helen Simpson can.
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