Essential Kit

by Linda Leatherbarrow

In this collection of varied and exquisite short stories the prose is lyrical, witty and uplifting, funny and moving, always pertinent. A wide-ranging, rich, and surprising gallery of characters includes a nineteen-year-old girl leaving home, a talking gorilla in the swinging sixties, a shoe fetishist, and a long-distance walker.

142 pages, Paperback

First published December 15, 2004

Reviews

[Kendare Blake · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fresh collection from a quirky, eclectic writer who knows her bag of tricks. Full of realism, subtle magic and quiet grit, these stories are thoughtful, atmospheric and imaginative. If you can get your hands on it, do.

[Paige]

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