THREE DECADES OF STORIES is a unique collection of Patrick Gale's two volumes of dark,moving,often witty and eccentric stories,GENTLEMAN'S RELISH and DANGEROUS PLEASURES. It also includes the acclaimed long story,CAESAR'S WIFE. Ranging from a lonely prisoner governor's wife,to a housewife desperate for a makeover; a father's trip to his former school to a long-term mistress offered an unexpected marriage,this is a volume that highlights Patrick Gale's skill of digging beneath the surface of relationships and exposing the often brutal mechanisms that drive them.
Publisher: Headline Publishing GroupISBN: 9781472258083Number of pages: 576Weight: 394 gDimensions: 197 x 128 x 35 mm
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Patrick Gale
A bestselling British novelist,Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. Before becoming a writer,Gale made his living with a series of odd jobs including,he writes,being'a typist,a singing waiter,a ghost-writer for an encyclopedia of the musical and... a book reviewer'. His first two novels,The Aerodynamics of Pork and Ease were published on the same day in 1986. Since then his books have included: Dangerous Pleasures,Rough Music,Notes from an Exhibition,The Whole Day Through,A Perfectly Good Man,A Place Called Winter and Take Nothing With You.
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