Mrs Caliban (Faber Editions): 'Wonderful' (Margaret Atwood) by Rachel Ingalls Pa

Description: Mrs Caliban (Faber Editions) by Rachel Ingalls Estimated delivery 4-14 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The amphibious cult classic: when a lonely suburban housewife falls in love with a frogman called Larry, their lives will never be the same. Publisher Description The frogman was still there, sitting on the corner of her bed, looking towards her...Dorothy is a grieving housewife in the Californian suburbs. Her infant son, unborn child, and dog have all just died; her husband is unfaithful; her only friend is an alcoholic. One day, the radio announces that a green-skinned sea monster has escaped from the Institute for Oceanographic Research - but little did she expect him to arrive in her kitchen. Muscular yet gentle, vegetarian, and excellent at housework, Larry the frogman is a revelation: and their passionate affair goes beyond their wildest dreams...Reissued with a foreword by Irenosen Okojie, Rachel Ingalls Mrs Caliban is a surrealist masterpiece: as dazzling today as it was four decades ago. A miracle . A perfect novel. - New YorkerOne of my favourite novels in the world. - Daniel Handler aka Lemony SnicketStill outpaces, out-weirds, and out-romances anything today. - Marlon JamesAn impeccable parable, beautifully written. - John UpdikeEvery one of its 125 pages is perfect, original, and arresting. Clear a Saturday, please, and read it in a single sitting. - Harpers Author Biography Rachel Ingalls was born in Boston in 1940. Her father was a Sanskrit scholar at Harvard and decoded Japanese radio messages in the war; her mother was a homemaker. She dropped out of school and spent time in Germany before studying at Radcliffe College, then moved to Britain in 1965 where she lived until her death. Her debut novel, Theft (1970), won the Authors Club First Novel Award; and Mrs Caliban (1982) was named - to her surprise - one of the 20 best American novels since WWII by the British Book Marketing Council (alongside Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and John Updike). Over half a century, Ingalls wrote 11 story collections and novellas - all published by Faber - to great acclaim but is still relatively unknown, one of many women writers Rivka Galchen describes as famous for not being famous. She died in 2019 after a revival of interest in her work.Irenosen Okojie was born in Nigeria and moved to England as a child. Her debut novel, Butterfly Fish (2015) won a Betty Trask Award; and her first story collection, Speak Gigantular (2016) was shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize, a Shirley Jackson Award, and the 2017 Edge Hill Short Story Prize. Nudibranch(2019) was longlisted for the Jhalak Prize, with her story Grace Jones winning the AKO Caine Prize for African Writing. Curandera will be published by Dialogue Books in 2022. @IrenosenOkojie Details ISBN 0571367984 ISBN-13 9780571367986 Title Mrs Caliban (Faber Editions) Author Rachel Ingalls Format Paperback Year 2021 Pages 128 Publisher Faber & Faber GE_Item_ID:132902358; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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