The Souvenir Museum

by (author)

£9.99

Gift this product

Perfect for a friend or loved one? You can buy a gift card for this item!

Gift this product

Vintage paperback
In stock

Add to Wishlist
Add to Wishlist

Description

Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date. A recent widower and his adult son ferry to a craggy Scottish island in search of puffins. An actress who plays a children’s game-show villainess ushers in the New Year with her deadbeat half-brother.

And on a trip to a water park with their son, two fathers each confront a deep-rooted personal fear. With sentences that crackle and spark and showcase her trademark wit, McCracken shows how the mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified. ‘McCracken has a gift for spotting the comic potential in situations many of us have endured…