Author:Aimee Bender
The New York Times bestselling author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, a Richard and Judy bookclub pick, returns with a wonderful collection of enchanting, strange and magical stories.
In this collection, Bender’s unique talents sparkle brilliantly in stories about people searching for connection through love, sex and family – while navigating the often painful realities of their lives. A woman plays out a prostitution fantasy with her husband in ‘The Red Ribbon’ and finds she cannot go back to her old sex life. An ugly woman marries an ogre in ‘The Devouring’ and struggles to decide if she should stay with him after he mistakenly eats their children. ‘Tiger Mending’ follows two sisters who travel deep into Malaysia where one learns the art of mending tigers who have been ripped to shreds, and in the title story, 'The Color Master', a company of tailors endeavour to capture the colours of the sun, moon and sky.
Evocative, funny, sad and beautifully written, The Color Master cements Aimee Bender’s reputation as one of the most imaginative and exciting writers of our time.
A mix of modern fairy tales from the LA-based author of The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake ... Bender is a bold writer; her stories unpredictable and exciting.
—— Red, Book of the MonthI adore her style of writing and the way she views the world.
—— Cecelia Ahern, author of PS, I Love YouAimee Bender spins the surreal wheel of human experiences and comes up with the enchanting story collection The Color Master.
—— Vanity FairFull of humor, wit, and pathos, The Color Master is the work of a writer with a strong, distinctive point of view, and with enough confidence to let it lead her into fresh and exciting places.
—— The Boston GlobeAimee Bender is at her wickedly best in her latest short-story collection, with tales both dark and comic.
—— Los Angeles TimesWith her magical writing, Bender creates extraordinary tales ... that never take you where you think they will.
—— Sainsbury's magazineA wholly satisfying collection of stories...Distinguished by a dry humour and prose that often surprises but is never merely showy, Sunstroke catches life on the wing and pins it, fiercely struggling to the page
—— Peter Parker , Sunday TimesA brooding, real-life collection bruised by knowledge and sustained by familiar discomfort
—— Eileen Battersby , Irish TimesReally very sexy... she is the writer we didn't know we were waiting for, until she arrived
—— Anne Enright , GuardianHadley is a talented writer
—— Scotland on SundayIn Sunstroke nothing is stable or predictable... These wonderfully elegant but rather unsettling stories may be set within the confines of the home, but they are not cosy
—— Clare Staunton , Time Out, Book of the WeekAbsorbing and slyly revelatory
—— Hepzibah Anderson , Daily MailSurreal, gripping, violent but comic tales
—— Margaret AtwoodNikolai Leskov’s absence from classic Russian literature lists must end now! If you like Russian, and you like funny, you will love Leskov
—— Gary ShteyngartFreakishly good... Barrett’s astonishingly mature stories windmill with violent abandon into our time.
—— Stuart Hammond , Dazed DigitalHow dare a debut writer be this good? Young Skins has all the hallmarks of an instant classic… His vision is sharp, his wit is sly, and the stories in this collection come alive with that ineffable thing – soul.
—— Alison MacLeodA triumph.
—— Memphis Barker , Literary ReviewBarrett’s details shine like diamonds in a coal scuttle.
—— Max Liu , Independent‘[Barrett] cuts across all kinds of boundaries of class and education to produce immensely tender portraits of living characters.
—— Anne Enright , Irish ExaminerThis is an exceptional debut, and one of the best collection of short stories that I have read in years.
—— Louise O’Neill, 5 stars , Irish PostAn exciting debut
—— Sunday TimesI don’t think I’ve ever read a better collection by somebody I had never heard of
—— William Leith , Evening StandardA technically-assured collection that never disappoints
—— Country & Town House
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