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Sarah Hall’s collection evokes with exceptional precision the varied terrains of its characters’ lives—from the heathered fells and lowlands of Cumbria, steeped in history, to the hurried, heated streets of summer London, and a still Finnish lake. Each story follows a real‑life survivor—a frustrated housewife seeking extreme experience, a young woman wrestling with the loss of a lover, and others—whose dark instincts and desires surface against the backdrop of their surroundings. Hall’s treatment of the human body, vivid and visceral, provides a sensuous frame for each unfolding drama, underscoring the emotional conflict at the core of every narrative. The collection includes “Butcher’s Perfume,” which was short‑listed for the BBC National Short Story Prize in 2010.
First publish date: 2011
Genre: General Fiction/Short Stories
Authors: Sarah Hall
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