The Three Button Trick and Other Stories

by Nicola Barker

Book Overview

Nicola Barker weaves humor and tragedy through this fresh and original collection, as her characters struggle to find love, independence, and fulfillment in this new addition to the Ecco Art of the Story series

Nicola Barker's collection of her nineteen most brilliant stories exemplifies her ability to create daring, witty, and dynamic characters, all their idiosyncracies intact. Barker's stories often use wordplay and humor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062871714
• ISBN13: 9780062871718
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

not something you want to miss out on.

belonging on the bookshelf near will self and aimee bender, this collection is absolutely brilliant.nicola barker is an empress of originality, seamlessly combining in her characters, dialogue and plots, the real and surreal, possible and impossible, humourous and pathetic. she captures so many aspects of humanity in her stories, and, in almost all of them, will have you falling off your chair.read this book.

Hilarious look at human nature

This is one of the funniest, insightful collection of short stories I have ever read. The author's keen observations on the darker side of human nature made me cringe when I recognized myself as well as roll over laughing when I recognized my neighbors! Her attention to detail is second to none. I'm on the lookout for other books by this writer, but in the meantime I'll be passing this one along to my friends for Christmas.