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by Charlie Hill (Author)

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    Paperback 2013

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Synopsis

Two holidaymakers die of a mysterious condition while on holiday in Corfu, piquing neurologist Lauren Furrows's interest. She investigates, finding help in the unlikely form of Richard Anger: independent bookshop owner, avant garde (unpublished) short story writer and borderline alcoholic. Together they discover the killer: best-selling author Gary Sayles and his insipid novels. Will they be able to stop him before millions die? Wildly humorous, this is a book that will challenge and play with your brain, wryly.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Tindal Street Press
Published: 14 Nov 2013
ISBN 10: 1781251630
ISBN 13: 9781781251638
Book Overview: A wildly funny satire of book culture written by a former bookseller with a story to tell.

Media Reviews
Playful, unruly and bursting with generous energy -- Jim Crace
Praise for The Space Between Things: 'The Space Between Things vividly captures a moment in Britain's recent past, and takes us inside a world and a milieu which most readers won't have known before. And as a tragic love story it packs a considerable punch -- Jonathan Coe
Rich in wry social commentary, funny and linguistically dextrous * Observer *
A marvellously observed [and] accomplished first novel * The Times *
The comic extremes of the plot are anchored by credible central characters and a tone that stays on the right side of wacky. Books is an entertaining, pacy read that should not have any adverse effects on your own brain. * The List *
A pacy, daft little comedy which can be zipped through with ease. It's light, it's fun, but, as a consequence of Hill's evident passion for literature, convincingly eludes disposability. -- Alastair Mabbott * The Herald *
An entertaining, pacy read -- Ally Nicholl * The List *
Effortless prose packed with humour that is genuinely laugh-out-loud funny * Bookmunch *
Dark, anarchic, naughtily funny ... An entertaining novel warning us about the way that the book industry is going -- Ani Johnson * Bookbag *
Charlie Hill's satire on the book world is sharp, funny, and shrewd -- David Evans * FT *
This agitated and jagged novel is a timely intervention in the war of position between people who love books and people who just love flogging them ... Hill is a smart writer - provocative but not juvenile, ironic but not weary. He has fashioned a serrated little weapon of war here. Read it carefully. This book could really hurt someone. Someone who probably deserves it. -- Paul Simon * Morning Star *
Author Bio
Charlie Hill is a writer from Birmingham. His first novel was recently described as 'an inventive debut' by the Observer and 'wonderfully observed' by The Times. His short stories have appeared in Ambit, Stand and The View From Here.