Chemistry and Other Stories
(Author) Tim Pears'As good as any modern fiction you will read this year' Sunday Times, Best new short story collections A wife compulsively digs in her garden. Two brothers, long estranged, reunite for a terse, heady summer. A woman flies to Krakow to see her adult son. At dusk, a teenage girl pushes her dying mother out into the sea. A small boy sits on his own in the cinema, entranced by the cowboys who light up the screen. With these short stories, Tim Pears illuminates a series of blazing moments in quiet lives - the tragic, strange, funny and beautiful fragments that make and unmake us - and shines a light into the gulfs that lie between us and those who should know us best.
Tim Pears
Tim Pears is a British author known for his lyrical prose and keen observation of human relationships. His most notable works include the West Country Trilogy, consisting of "In the Place of Fallen Leaves," "A Revolution of the Sun," and "The Lighted Rooms." Pears' writing style is characterized by its evocative descriptions of rural landscapes and its exploration of themes such as family, identity, and the passage of time. His work has had a significant impact on the genre of contemporary literary fiction, earning him critical acclaim and a dedicated readership. One of his most famous works, "In the Place of Fallen Leaves," is a coming-of-age story set in rural England that showcases Pears' talent for creating vivid and poignant narratives.
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