Book description
At the beating heart of
Reality, Reality
are moments of reaching out to family, friends and lovers. These are
stories about food, sex and memories, about sharing them, or yearning
to, or seeking solace in being alone.
A woman takes a week off work to cook her way into the imaginary TV
finals of MasterChef
. Another sits at the window of her care home, aware that the fullest
life in the place is her own mind. We meet a woman who flees to give
birth; another overcome by dreams of the child she never had; and one
condemned to live for ever, to give birth, to lose and to sing for
generations.
All have voices that will not let you go: that give flight to rich
inner lives and provoke laughter and tears. As ever, in this newest and
most luminous of collections, Jackie Kay finds dignity in solitude,
humour in love, and something universal in longing. These stories are
unforgettable.
Praise for Jackie Kay
‘Jackie Kay’s characters sing from the page’ Daily Telegraph
‘The beauty of Kay’s stories is in how much they continue to resonate
long after finishing’ Time Out
Jackie Kay was born in Edinburgh. She is a poet, novelist and writer
of short stories and has enjoyed great acclaim for her work for both
adults and children. Her novel Trumpet
won the Guardian
Fiction Prize, and she has published two previous collections of
stories with Picador, Why Don’t You Stop Talking
and Wish I Was Here
. Her most recent books are Fiere
and her memoir, Red Dust Road
. She teaches at Newcastle University, and lives in Manchester.
