- Published: 7 May 2022
- ISBN: 9781787332867
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 208
- RRP: $45.00
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- Published: 7 May 2022
- ISBN: 9781787332867
- Imprint: Jonathan Cape
- Format: Hardback
- Pages: 208
- RRP: $45.00
Alexander MacLeod's control of cadence and rhythm is so complete that it seems effortless. These stories offer a real pleasure which comes from the sense of life and emotional honesty in them... They contain a rare kind of truthfulness.
Colm Toibin (Light Lifting)
A thoughtful, beautifully crafted, big-hearted work.
Anne Enright (Light Lifting)
Brilliant...engrossing, thrilling and ultimately satisfying: each story has the weight of a novel.
Economist (Light Lifting)
Taut to a point of richness, deft in the dark, with an understanding of narrative suspense that's somehow actually beautiful, Light Lifting is a powerful collection and the debut of a writer clearly a master of the form.
Ali Smith (Light Lifting)
Alexander MacLeod looks like a heavyweight in the making.
Irish Times (Light Lifting)