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Winner of the International Dylan Thomas PrizeTHERE IS IN THESE TALES A RECURRENT FEELING OF QUEASY ANTICIPATION, AS ONE OF MCFARLANES CHARACTERS OBSERVES, AS IF SOME TERRIBLE THING MIGHT HAPPEN AT ANY MOMENT. . . . ITS A MOOD YOU ASSOCIATE WITH FLANNERY OCONNOR, EVIDENTLY ONE OF MCFARLANES INFLUENCES, AS WELL AS PATRICIA HIGHSMITH.THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (EDITORS CHOICE)Ranging from Australia to Greece, England to a Pacific island, the stories in Fiona McFarlanes story collection The High Places journey across continents, eras, and genres, charting the pivotal moments of peoples lives. In Mycenae, a middleaged couple embarks on a disastrous vacation in the company of old friends. In Good News for Modern Man, a scientist conducts research on a small, remote island, where he is haunted by a colossal squid and the ghost of Charles Darwin. And in the title story, an Australian farmer turns to Old Testament methods to relieve a fatal drought. All are confronted with events that make them see themselves and their lives from a fresh perspectiveand what they do as a result is as unpredictable as life itself.
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