- Janette Turner Hospital

North of Nowhere, South of Loss

By Janette Turner Hospital
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A brilliant collection of stories from the critically-acclaimed author of OYSTER and DUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PLAGUE.

Janette Tuner Hospital’s stories have won widespread acclaim for their intellectual depth and narrative energy. In these poignant stories, characters oscillate between estrangement and a sense of belonging.

Author: Janette Turner Hospital
Format: ebook
Release Date: 31 Aug 2016
Pages: None
ISBN: 978-0-00-739486-9
Janette Turner Hospital was born in Australia and grew up in Queensland. She currently lives in the USA where she holds the position of Distinguished Carolina Professor of English at the University of South Carolina. She is the author of seven previous novels, including OYSTER and DUE PREPARATIONS FOR THE PLAGUE.

”'Hospital goes from strength to literary strength ever brilliant in ideas, graceful in expression, resourceful in story.” - Fay Weldon

”'Her stories are like brief cyclones wrapped around an unexpected center of calm.” - Los Angeles Times Book Review

”'Janette Turner Hospital is a writer of consummate craft and visionary insight. She is always surprising, and seems always to be renewing herself as one of our major writers.” - Joyce Carol Oates

”'One of the most powerful and innovative writers in English today.” - TLS