Description
| Product ID: | 9781800750128 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies |
| Subtitle: | Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award |
| Authors: | Author: Jo Lloyd |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 'Jo Lloyd does more with single sentences than a lot of people do in entire novels' - Sara Taylor ''A major talent'' Hilary Mantel Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize Whether seeking knowledge, riches, or a better life, the characters in these stories are united by a quest for lasting value, as they ask how we should treat our world, our work, our selves, and each other. A vainglorious mine owner dreams of harnessing all of nature to the machinery of commerce. Two ladies of a certain age hunt rare butterflies in a pre-First World War Europe already experiencing the first bites of biodiversity loss. A climate campaigner must choose between personal happiness and political action. A rural Welsh community is fascinated and angered by glimpses of its invisible, wealthy neighbours. Exact and lyrical, compassionate, and full of wit and truth, this debut collection from Jo Lloyd, winner of the BBC National Short Story Award, announces a fresh new voice with a sensibility all her own. |
| Imprint Name: | Swift Press |
| Publisher Name: | Swift Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-07 |
