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'A world evocative of Grimm and Kafka, and furnished by Freud... Pheby's style conjures Penelope Fitzgerald, Angela Carter and A.S. Byatt... This is an accomplished fable of how we are all constantly struggling to escape our histories and reach a state of grace.' |
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'There is a compelling surface story but there are counter stories running beneath, which makes Grace a novel that plays with the mind even after finishing it... The descriptive passages are beautiful, characterisation is gloriously strange and whilst the plot is relatively small in its scale, it is not simple. When viewed as a whole the novel has a mesmerising, unsettling quality that might be considered quite rare' |
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'Vividly realistic and increasingly surreal ... a poignant study of loss and the ensuing madness of grief.' |
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The book mixes elements of fairy tale, fantasy and reality. It is, at times, dramatic. surreal and almost unbearably poignant. It's often hard to tell what is real and what simply exists in the mind of the characters - but that is part of the attraction of this book. Grace is a challenging and thought provoking read. lt is beautifulIy written with sharp and engaging characters.Alex Pheby is certainly a writer to watch! |
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