Missing (Hesperus Modern Voices) - Softcover

De La Mare, Walter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843914298 ISBN 13: 9781843914297

Publisher: Hesperus Press, 2007

Synopsis

With London in the grip of a heat wave, a man takes refuge from the scorching sun in a nearby tea shop, only to share his table with a stranger who seems determined to make conversation. Too polite to ignore him, he becomes his reluctant confidant, as harmless small talk gives way to dark memories. "Missing" is the first of three unsettling stories of guilty secrets, past hurts, and haunted lives from one of the foremost English writers of the 20th century. Remembered chiefly as a poet, and in particular for his visionary poem "The Traveller," Walter de la Mare (1873–1956) was also acclaimed as a writer of short stories.

About this title

About the Author:

Remembered chiefly as a poet, and in particular for his visionary poem The Traveller, Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was also acclaimed as a writer of short stories.

Review:

'Prose unequalled in richness since the death of James' - Graham Greene 'Beautiful, enigmatic and disquieting stories' - Lord David Cecil 'Prose with the most vivid and unsettling intensity' - Angela Carter

About this edition

• Publisher: Hesperus Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1843914298
• ISBN 13: 9781843914297
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 124