Shine/Variance by Stephen Walsh Paperback Book

Description: Shine/Variance by Stephen Walsh "An exciting, original, and very welcome new voice" Donal RyanA sharp and insightful debut short story collection about the pitfalls of ordinary life A wife yearns to escape the tight-fisted confines of a package holiday. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A sharp and insightful debut short story collection about the pitfalls of ordinary life"Great, beautiful little studies of unspoken fear and longing and love, told with a sure-footed delicacy rare in a debut" Sarah Moss, Irish Times"An exciting, original, and very welcome new voice" Donal Ryan"These are startling, adventurous and often wonderful stories. I loved this collection" Roddy DoyleA sharp and insightful debut short story collection about the pitfalls of ordinary lifeA wife yearns to escape the tight-fisted confines of a package holiday. A boy dreams of footballing greatness as his mother mourns a loss. A man tries to assemble an absent childs playhouse, with impossible instructions and too much beer. A woman seeks clarity from automated voices. A father is distracted from Christmas tree shopping with his son by the looming pressure of quarterly sales targets.Shine/Variance captures the tiny crises and wonders of daily life with warmth, wit and decisive clarity. Ordinary people - commuters, call centre workers, children and parents - struggle for stability while craving more, and the schism between expectation and reality is only rarely bridged. Yet, amidst the faltering, recognition and bright moments of hope still illuminate their days.Fresh, tender and darkly funny, these stories are a window into the longings, frustrations and painfully human connections of ordinary life from a remarkable new voice in fiction."The most powerful new collection Ive read in some years" John Boyne"Brilliantly bats, staggeringly compelling, and ferociously funny. Stephen Walsh rips the concreteness of reality straight from us and reflects back a more wobbly version of our turbulent lives... Completely unique" June Caldwell"Full of assured originality and freshness - a new writer much to be welcomed" Bernard MacLaverty Author Biography Stephen Walsh lives in Dublin and works in IT. He started writing seriously in 2018. Since then his stories have been shortlisted for the White Review Short Story Prize, Royal Society of Literature V. S. Pritchett Short Story Award, the RTE Francis MacManus Story Competition, Fish Short Story Prize, longlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards and published in The White Review, The Stinging Fly and broadcast on RTE Radio. He first book was Shine, Variance, a collection of stories. Complex Fracture is his first novel. Review Great, beautiful little studies of unspoken fear and longing and love, told with a sure-footed delicacy rare in a debut. Walsh is playful and often funny... Walshs voices are small but strong, his triumphs and tragedies no less haunting for their intimate scale -- Sarah Moss * Irish Times *These are startling, adventurous and often wonderful stories. I loved this collection -- Roddy DoyleImmensely readable... the collections sharpness, poetics and wit make for an immensely pleasurable read... [Walsh] looks to be a writer of great promise -- Niamh Donnelly * Irish Independent *Stephen Walsh writes of the complexities of family life with insight and humour. The most powerful new collection Ive read in some years -- John BoyneHugely original... I loved these zany, thought provoking stories and felt empathy with most of the protagonists -- Sue Leonard * Irish Examiner *An exciting, original, and very welcome new voice. Stephen Walsh draws unexpected beauty from the familiar, the tragic, the darkly comic situations any of us could find ourselves in, composing perfect little symphonies from the haphazard chords of existence. He is a witty, insightful and very skilled writer, and the voices in this collection sing from the page -- Donal RyanEach of the stories packs a particular emotional punch but this is punctuated by humour... Shine/Variance is a hugely accomplished debut from a writer who sees beauty, struggle, and redemption in the everyday -- Paul Ring * Irish Examiner *Heartbreakingly real characters dealing with everyday hurts and misunderstandings -- Orna Mulcahy * The Gloss *Stephen Walshs first collection is full of assured originality and freshness - a new writer much to be welcomed -- Bernard MacLavertyStephen Walshs writing is at once original, sharp and funny. The richness of his insight and storytelling fits wonderfully into the breadth and depth of Irish writing today -- Anne Griffin, author of When All Is SaidThis is a brilliant collection; formally audacious, darkly funny, utterly unique. Stephen Walshs characters are so terrifyingly authentic I read through slotted fingers, mortified for them, and several times he had me on my feet. I loved this book -- Louise KennedyThese stories are brilliantly bats, staggeringly compelling and ferociously funny. Stephen Walsh rips the concreteness of reality straight from us and reflects back a more wobbly version of our turbulent lives. Characters are lost, lonely, restless, confused, but always gagging to roll out the very best of havoc humanity can offer. Voice, style and structure are completely unique. If someone shoved George Saunders into a giant kaleidoscope, along with a few episodes of Black Mirror, popping candy and a mescal worm, and gave it a good twist theyd get Shine/Variance -- June CaldwellInventive, dazzling, devastating and laugh out loud funny, the stories in Shine/Variance are all this and more. Its exhilarating to read such remarkable writing. An astonishingly good debut from a writer who clearly finds joy in language -- Danielle McLaughlin, author of The Art of FallingThis collection depicts with caustic wit and insight the undersides of Irish domesticity: the quiet angers and atrophying dissatisfactions. Flaunting an enviable dexterity in both voice and style, Shine/Variance is an addictive collection, rich in moments that linger in your consciousness -- Susannah Dickey, author of Tennis LessonsStephen Walshs stories are often playful, sometimes twisted, in form and tone, but the dexterity on display allows for deep, subtle and profoundly moving explorations of modern life -- Tim Finch, author of Peace Talks Review Text Great, beautiful little studies of unspoken fear and longing and love, told with a sure-footed delicacy rare in a debut . Walsh is playful and often funny... Walshs voices are small but strong, his triumphs and tragedies no less haunting for their intimate scale Review Quote Stephen Walsh writes of the complexities of family life with insight and humour. The most powerful new collection Ive read in some years Promotional "Headline" A sharp and insightful debut short story collection about the pitfalls of ordinary life Details ISBN1784744204 Author Stephen Walsh Publisher Vintage Publishing Year 2021 ISBN-10 1784744204 ISBN-13 9781784744205 Publication Date 2021-07-01 UK Release Date 2021-07-01 Format Paperback Imprint Chatto & Windus Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2021-07-01 NZ Release Date 2021-07-01 Pages 240 Alternative 9781473586628 DEWEY 823.92 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 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