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Missing Out
Leila Aboulela
‘She had held the day up with pegs; not only her day but his too.’
Fiction by Leila Aboulela.
Teardrop
Carol Anshaw
‘Nick didn’t kid himself that what he and Olivia had was love. It was more serious than that.’
Voyage South
Murray Bail
‘The decks are brick red, the colour of old Australian verandas, as are the metal steps, the rails gloss white.’
from The Franchiser
Stanley Elkin
‘In sickness he understood what he never had in health, that his body, anyone’s, everyone’s, was something for the public record.’
The Ojibwe Week
Louise Erdrich
‘Have you seen a beautiful naked antelope lady running through the streets?’
What Happened to Us
Humera Afridi
‘Trouble. There’s always trouble of some kind or other bringing the city to a standstill.’
White Lies
Amit Chaudhuri
‘The guru looked discomfited, as if he’d been caught doing something inappropriate. At the same time, he looked somewhat triumphant.’
The Rat
Patrick Chamoiseau
‘Fort-de-France, at that time, had not yet declared war on rats. Along with the crabs, they inhabited the crumbled sidewalks and canals of the city. ’
