
A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2017 FEATURED IN THE GUARDIAN'S BEST FICTION OF 2017 She is running & becoming smaller running & becoming smaller running in the light of the reddening sun the red of her hair & her coat falling the red of her fur & her body loosening Running Holding behind her a sudden brazen object white-tipped Her yellow scarf trails in the briar All vestiges shed Sarah Hall is an exquisite chronicler of landscapes
- rural industrial psychological
- & these haunting stories reveal a writer at the peak of her powers Rich in the mythic symbolism of wilderness & wasteland these tales blur the natural & urban mundane & surreal human & animal Written in Hall's lyrical prose this uncannily disturbing collection glitters with poetic & erotic imagery Marked by a fascination with the intimacy of nature
- & the nature of intimacy
- Madame Zero is a stunning new collection from an author twice nominated for the Booker Prize