What didn't quite: The Nearly Novel (Paperback) - 4 Angebote vergleichen

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Book Depository International [58762574], London, United Kingdom.
Language: English. Brand new Book. Dr Freya Seward is nearly bankrupt, nearly old and nearly has an affair. Her husband Jamie is nearly impotent, unemployed and brimming with memories and regrets. Bizarre outsider artist Carraday gathers Nearly Stories in the local library and lives with his aged mum in an imaginary aboriginal Nearlyverse somewhere in post-Crash, pre-referendum England. Freya and Jamie find him and their lives explode.This compelling and darkly funny novel involves secrets, strange desires and alternative selves. There are dodgy deals and nearlysex, puppetry and passing times, songs, psychedelics and a campervan."Chris Ifso is an artistic explorer. It's great to see his work come to such vivid life. The Nearly Project is fascinating, playful, serious, wide-ranging, truly thought-provoking. What Didn't Quite is beautifully written."- David Almond, author of Skellig, My Name is Mina."It's funny, touching and clever, inhabited with recognisable characters reaching back and stumbling forwards in their lives, flopping towards some sort of redemption that just might come from the mysterious Carraday. So, mystery, wistfulness and topicality. Worked for me - no nearly about it. ***** " - Joanna K."We are what we eat and what we've nearly eaten.In the middle of the journey of life memories of what we've done and nearly done begin to blur.Far more things nearly happen than happen. The universe is held together by the dust of of human kind's nearlyincidence." - The Nearly ManifestoHow do you feel about the things you've nearly done in your life?Do you feel bitter regrets or blessed relief? Which close shaves and near misses do you remember? Who do you tell about those quirky / funny / sexy / sad / mad / bad / weird things that didn't quite happen to you?

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Dr Freya Seward is nearly bankrupt, nearly old and nearly has an affair. Her husband Jamie is nearly impotent, unemployed and brimming with memories and regrets. Bizarre outsider artist Carraday gathers Nearly Stories in the local library and lives with his aged mum in an imaginary aboriginal Nearlyverse somewhere in post-Crash, pre-referendum England. Freya and Jamie find him and their lives explode.This compelling and darkly funny novel involves secrets, strange desires and alternative selves. There are dodgy deals and nearlysex, puppetry and passing times, songs, psychedelics and a campervan.Chris Ifso is an artistic explorer. It's great to see his work come to such vivid life. The Nearly Project is fascinating, playful, serious, wide-ranging, truly thought-provoking. What Didn't Quite is beautifully written.- David Almond, author of Skellig, My Name is Mina.It's funny, touching and clever, inhabited with recognisable characters reaching back and stumbling forwards in their lives, flopping towards some sort of redemption that just might come from the mysterious Carraday. So, mystery, wistfulness and topicality. Worked for me - no nearly about it. ***** - Joanna K.We are what we eat and what we've nearly eaten...In the middle of the journey of life memories of what we've done and nearly done begin to blur...Far more things nearly happen than happen. The universe is held together by the dust of of human kind's nearlyincidence. - The Nearly ManifestoHow do you feel about the things you've nearly done in your life?Do you feel bitter regrets or blessed relief? Which close shaves and near misses do you remember? Who do you tell about those quirky / funny / sexy / sad / mad / bad / weird things that didn't quite happen to you?

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, More Books, FL, MIAMI, [RE:3].
100% Brand New! Paperback.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Alibris, NV, Sparks, [RE:5].
Trade paperback.