Eley Williams
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An exhilarating and laugh-out-loud debut novel from a prize-winning new talent which chronicles the misadventures of a lovelorn Victorian lexicographer and the young woman put on his trail a century later to root out his misdeeds while confronting questions of her own sexuality and place in the world"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"In "Attrib," an audio-visual artist who is hypersensitive to sound is commissioned with writing the score to a Michelangelo exhibit's audio guide, trying to find the right sounds to accompany the paintings by experimenting with everything from cat litter to a rib gnawed to the bone from last night's takeout. In "Spines," a family vacationing in France finds themselves at odds with what to do about the hedgehogs enjoying a lengthy swim in their pool....