Fascination

'Life-affirming . . . like a great rock'n'roll album' Herald Sixteen masterpieces of short fiction from one of today's most original storytellers 'A must-read . . . every one of the sixteen stories has the patina of craftsmanship. The inventiveness of the storytelling holds the attention throughout' Sunday Telegraph 'Boyd's remarkable gift is to convince us of the roundness, the existence of his characters from the very first sentence. Compelling' The Times 'Probably the best short-story writer at work today. As wide-ranging as ever in subject matter and style, the collection shifts from nineteenth-century Russia to Second World War Los Angeles to modern-day Eastbourne. Funny, poignant and always authentic' Esquire 'Perfectly formed snapshots of life at its most mystifying' Daily Mail 'Boyd achieves his best writing, observing tiny moments of love, lust and epiphany with extraordinary sensitivity' Spectator 'Slick, sly and consistently entertaining' Literary Review