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Publisher: Canongate

Author: Josie Long

ISBN: 9781838856083

Year: 2023

Format: Hardcover

Short stories

Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't by
Josie Long

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$ 450.00 mxn

Because I Don't Know What You Mean and What You Don't by

Josie Long

Reviews

"Josie Long’s first collection reveals a natural gift with a frank and poignant tale; teenage experience, community WhatsApp groups and broken family units are picked apart with a wry cynicism at the weirdness and cruelty of life … an approachable debut full of heart and hope."

The Observer

Summary

From a comic mastermind comes this brilliant collection of stories:

Three teenagers believe they are witches.
A woman defaces a local billboard.
A bored landlord tries to influence his son's best friend.
A cul-de-sac WhatsApp group discusses eggs at length.
A heavily pregnant woman finds a way to time travel and a girl discovers joy on a stolen bicycle.

Each tale paints a life in miniature and offers an escape chute from the catastrophes of modern life.

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