Strange Fruits

Strange Fruits

Sublime short stories from Vanessa Gebbie, a master of the art. Meta-fiction, fable, satire, instruction manual, or reportage? Sometimes all in the one story. *A Short History of Synchronised Breathing *is funny, sexy, original, heartbreaking, and with true insights to the human condition.

Vanessa Gebbie is the author of several books, including a novel, short fictions and poetry. Her work has been supported by an Arts Council England Grant for the Arts, a Hawthornden Fellowship and residencies at both Gladstone's Library and Anam Cara Writers' and Artists' Retreat. She teaches widely.

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