A Shock by Keith Ridgway

WINNER OF THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022?_~Remarkable' - Colm TA3ibA-n, author of Brooklyn'Like Finnegans Wake, only readable' - The TimesIn A Shock, a clutch of more or less loosely connected characters appear, disappear and reappear. They are all of them on the fringes of London life, often clinging on ?_" to sanity, solvency or a story ?_" by their fingertips. With this deftly conjured high-wire act, Ridgway achieves a fine balance between drama and fidelity to his characters. The result is pin-sharp and breathtaking. Book of the Year Selection in the Guardian, New York Times, Spectator, Hot Press and The White ReviewShortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize
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