Fruitcake

By Selima Hill

"Fruitcake" brings together four poem sequences about motherhood by 'this brilliant lyricist of human darkness' (Fiona Sampson). "Bougainvillae" explores love and having a mother. "Nylon" is about happiness, and not having or being a mother. Then "Bunker Sacks" brings grace but also the shock of being a young mother. Finally, "Grunter" shows the impact of Asperger's syndrome on both mother and child. Like all of Selima Hill's books, "Fruitcake" charts 'extreme experience with a dazzling excess' (Deryn Rees-Jones), with startling humor and surprising combinations of homely and outlandish.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1852248483
• ISBN13: 9781852248482
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Bloodaxe Books
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 7.7"