Sweet Home
27 June 2019Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
'A gripping, wonderfully understated book that oozes humanity, emotion and humour.' Guardian
Winner of the 2020 Butler Literary Award
Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Prize 2019
Shortlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize 2019
Longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award 2019
‘Wendy Erskine’s first collection, Sweet Home . . . is every bit as good as...
Details
27 June 2019240 pages
9781529017083Imprint: Picador
Reviews
Shot through with glimmering beauty, Sweet Home is a delight.Daily Mail
An exceptional ear for dialogue, an impeccable semantic rhythm and an uncanny ability to tease laughter out of the darkest moments mean Erskine is perfectly poised to stare, unflinching, into our neoliberal abyss. The result is a gripping, wonderfully understated book that oozes humanity, emotion and humour.Guardian
The best collection of short stories I've read since - ooh - Raymond Carver. It's that good.John Niven
Spiky and funny, dark and stylish – Wendy Erskine is a natural-born story-teller, and this is a brilliant debut collection.Kevin Barry
