The burning ground
O'Riordan, Adam, 1982-2017
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In these 8 stories, an English writer focuses his gaze on America's West Coast, moving from fractured lives in remote, sun-scorched towns to the charged hum of Venice Beach. A man visits his long-distance lover in Los Angeles and forges an unexpected bond with a fellow traveller on the way; a teenager interviews a businessman for his school newspaper and their paths continue to cross throughout life; the foreman of a desert building project embarks on a journey down the Pacific Coast Highway and into California's underworld when his employer's daughter goes missing; a lonely widower reflects on the past and confronts a disturbing and long suppressed memory; a divorced father tries to reconnect with his son on a hunting trip; an artist finds peace in exile after the disintegration of an affair; and itinerant Brits discuss love and acting in downtown LA.
Main title:
The burning ground / Adam O'Riordan.
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Imprint:
London : Bloomsbury, 2017.London : Bloomsbury, 2017.
Collation:
208 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN:
9781408864777 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
1675189