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Fiction, General Fiction

A Shock

Keith Ridgway (author)

Paperback Published on: 09/06/2022

£9.99

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Synopsis

Winner of the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction 2022

In A Shock, a clutch of more or less loosely connected characters appear, disappear and reappear. They are all of them on the fringes of London life, often clinging on - to sanity, solvency or a story - by their fingertips. With this deftly conjured high-wire act, Ridgway achieves a fine balance between drama and fidelity to his characters. The result is pin-sharp and breathtaking.

Publisher information

Publisher: Pan Macmillan
ISBN: 9781529064810
Number of pages: 288
Dimensions: 129 x 196 x 20 mm
Weight: 234g
Languages: English

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Hugely entertaining; wonderfully written and very cleverly constructed

A Shock by Keith Ridgway is a powerful collection of stories set in London featuring a cast of diverse and unique characters each facing a situation or pre... READ MORE

Ciaran McLarnon

A grimy, witty prod at London’s underbelly.

A Shock peels back London’s civilized veneer to gnaw at the liminal spaces beneath. A cavity in a party wall allows a woman to spy on her neighbours, a piz... READ MORE

Amanda Read