After A Dance Selected Stories - Bridget OConnor

Pgt;bgt;'these Are Some Of The Wildest, Arresting, Just Plain Brilliant Short Stories I've Read In A Long Time.' - Roddy Doyle, Author Of Igt;the Woman Who Walked Into Doorslt;brgt;brgt;after A Dancelt;igt; Is A Collection Of Short Stories From Acclaimed Writer Bridget O'connor, With An Exclusive Preface From The Author's Daughter, Constance Straughan.bgt;brgt;brgt;bridget O'connor Was One Of The Great Short Story Writers Of Her Generation. She Had A Voice That Was Viscerally Funny And An Eye For Both The Glaring Reality And The Absurdity Of The Everyday.brgt;brgt;in Igt;after A Dancelt;igt;, We Meet A Selection Of O'connor's Most Memorable Characters Often Living On The Margin Of Their Own Lives: From The Anonymous Thief Set On An Unusual Prize To The Hungover Best Man Clinging To What He's Lost, To The Unrepentant Gold-digger Who Always Comes Out On Top.brgt;brgt;from Unravelling Narcissists To Melancholy Romantics All Human Life Is Here - At Its Best And At Its Delightful Worst.brgt;brgt;bgt;'think Irvine Welsh Meets Edna Oamp;rsquo;brien.