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Violence
Some
Moderate; violence in several stories
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Some
Moderate adult content across the collection
Substance Use
Barely any
Mild; some stories include substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; Kennedy's psychological intensity is the primary characteristic of the collection — the inner lives of people under pressure
What this book is about
A.L. Kennedy's short story collection brings her characteristic intensity — precise, dark, emotionally unsparing — to the short form. Kennedy is one of Scotland's most important writers, twice winner of the Costa Novel Award; her stories are about the body, desire, violence, and the ways people damage and endure each other.
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