Review
'Harrison's new collection is wonderfully haunting. Its subject is the fragility of the "real world" and how it is shattered by unmotivated violence, unusual belief-systems, madness, dreams and death. His stories are full of insight and extraordinary imagery.' The Times 'Harrison presents an England where the dead offer you cups of tea, Soho couples wear axes in their heads as a fashion statement and the roads are deserted enough for lonely men to race cars down the M4.' Guardian 'Deceptively light, crushingly assured. . . What impresses throughout is how spot-on Harrison is: emotionally and in the atmosphere he creates . . . reminiscent of Borges.' Time Out 'The sense of place is everything in these stories. . . Harrison is a visionary writer who deserves far greater recognition.' Times Literary Supplement From the reviews of previous books: 'Like all good literature, Harrison's stories are worth reading again and again: the more you read, the more you understand.' IAIN BANKS '[The Ice Monkey] puts him in the company of Ian McEwan and Peter Carey, but he is grittier than Carey and wittier than McEwan.' TLS 'Imagine Reservoir Dogs scripted by Alan Bennett and you will have some idea of the flavour.' The Times
Product Description
A collection of obliquely fantastic tales, grounded in contemporary reality, into which obtrude flashes of a world beyond our world, a world which would transform the lives of the book's characters, if only they knew how to find it.
