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Personal Velocity
Rebecca Miller
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Description for Personal Velocity
Paperback. A collection of stories from the author of "The Private Lives of Pippa Lee". Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 128 x 15. Weight in Grams: 152.
The vibrantly fresh and lustrous stories in Miller's collection explore the multifaceted lives of women in seven arresting portraits. Modern and diverse, these women of different classes and ages struggle with sexuality, fate, motherhood, infidelity, desperation, and an overriding will to survive. We meet Greta, a cookbook editor who is chosen by Tavi, the hottest writer of his generation, to edit his new book. The book becomes a best-seller and Greta is propelled out of her marriage by her own ambition and success. Other characters include Paula, a ... Read more
The vibrantly fresh and lustrous stories in Miller's collection explore the multifaceted lives of women in seven arresting portraits. Modern and diverse, these women of different classes and ages struggle with sexuality, fate, motherhood, infidelity, desperation, and an overriding will to survive. We meet Greta, a cookbook editor who is chosen by Tavi, the hottest writer of his generation, to edit his new book. The book becomes a best-seller and Greta is propelled out of her marriage by her own ambition and success. Other characters include Paula, a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Canongate Books Ltd England
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847673466
SKU
V9781847673466
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About Rebecca Miller
Rebecca Miller is also the author of Jacob's Folly and The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard and Judy Summer Read 2008 title. She worked as a painter and actress before becoming a writer and director. She has written and directed Angela,The Ballad of Jack and Rose, and the most recently, the novel and film ... Read more
Reviews for Personal Velocity
Miller is a brilliantly observant writer with a sharp eye . . . In her hands, every emotion and state of mind are fully imagined and accurately realised.
Daily Mail
She is good with words: economical, deft with detail . . . Miller writes with a welcome sensitivity . . . compelling.
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Daily Mail
She is good with words: economical, deft with detail . . . Miller writes with a welcome sensitivity . . . compelling.
... Read more