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`How to tell the story of a 500-page collection of stories spanning more than forty years? Especially when I really want to just exclaim, ”Oh, Oh, OH!” in a state of steadily mounting rapture` Geoff Dyer, ObserverWilliams` uniquely devastating portrayals of modern life have been captivating readers and writers for decades. Here, for the first time, Williams` thirty-three best stories are available in a single volume, together with thirteen new stories that show a writer continuing to mould the form into something strange and new.Bleak but funny, real but surreal, domestic but dangerous, familiar but enigmatic, Joy Williams` stories fray away the fabric at the edge of ordinary experience to reveal the loneliness at the heart of human life.In `The Lover`, a girl suffers a
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` How to tell the story of a 500-page collection of stories spanning more than forty years? Especially when I really want to just exclaim, ” Oh, Oh, OH!” in a state of steadily mounting rapture` Geoff Dyer, Observer Williams` uniquely devastating portrayals of modern life have been captivating readers & writers for decades. Here, for the first time, Williams` thirty-three best stories are available in a single volume, together with thirteen new stories that show a writer continuing to mould the form into something strange & new. Bleak but funny, real but surreal, domestic but dangerous, familiar but enigmatic, Joy Williams` stories fray away the fabric at the edge of ordinary experience to reveal the loneliness at the heart of human life. In ` The Lover`, a girl suffers a spiritual & physical wasting away; in ` The Visiting Privilege`, a visitor finds refuge in her friend`s psychiatric ward; in ` Charity`, a woman gives a poor family gas money & finds herself marooned in their peculiar world; in ` Another Season` an itinerant man cleanses an island of roadkill; in ` Craving` an alcoholic couple head towards a car crash. The Visiting Privilege represents the culmination of Williams` career & cements her place as the most singular artist of short fiction writing today.

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Stanfords was established in 1853 and opened their iconic Covent Garden flagship store in 1901. They have become the top retailer of maps, travel books and accessories in the UK and arguably offer the largest selection of maps and travel books worldwide. Famous names such as Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Ranulph Fiennes and Michael Palin have purchased from Stanfords. They now have a shop in Bristol and both stores together with other venues operate a calendar of events including talks, book signings and exhibitions. As a specialist map retailer, the map selection is comprehensive and includes road maps, street maps and walking maps from worldwide destinations, as well as a selection of world atlases and wall maps. Books include travel guides and travel literature. Stanfords also stock globes, from miniatures made of blue marble to magnificent floor-standing globes. The website features a selection of interesting articles on travel topics.
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