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The Blue - by Maggie Gee (Paperback)

The Blue - by  Maggie Gee (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>These exquisitely written stories illuminate the dark corners of people's lives as they struggle to<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"A rare writer who is willing to address issues topical to contemporary Britain."<b>--</b><i>Daily Telegraph</i></p><p>The actors in these short stories quietly and unobtrusively assume their place in the world. An older woman rids herself of social shackles in the hypnotic title story as she moves toward the sea and freedom, a man packs in his day job to sell miniature suitcases, while a woman converts a freelance evangelist after their plane nearly crashes.</p><p> <b>Maggie Gee</b> is the author of the well-received novels <i>The White Family</i> and <i>The Flood.</i> She is the first female chair of the Royal Society of Literature.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Maggie Gee is the author of The White Family (SAQI isbn: 978-0-86356-380-5), which was shortlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction and for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award 2004. She is the first female Chair of the Royal Society of Literature.

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