Hey, today my father went on his work I think today my math class is not there, so I am happy but I am sure it won't last long.Because he will take my class at night.
The Booker International Prize winning American author is, among other things, a master of the (very short) short story. In this piece of micro fiction - just a few lines long - she manages to convey an entire day and arguably a whole relationship.
Tessa Hadley is one of the best modern masters of the short story form. This one, about a young woman struggling to bond with her new, oddly-behaved step-daughter, is a vivid look at family, childhood and how ‘coming of age’ never really stops.
The best short story in Barrett's collection of tales set against a backdrop of Nigeria's political history, ‘Godspeed and Perpetua’ charts the highs and lows of an arranged marriage and offers an astute look at family power dynamics. Barrett's real stength is in his characterisation: figures like Perpetua, stuck in a disappointing marriage with a wealthy, older man, leap off the page.
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