Ways of Telling

`Ways of Telling�isn't like any other book. Is it social reportage, the eye at the keyhole, the ear at the door? It is its own thing.' Margaret Atwood`I couldn't love it more. After the very first story I had a huge wide grin on my face. More more more! Every single story could be an award-winning short film. I love, love, love it.' Carey Mulligan`An extraordinary book. Xandra Bingley's darting, curious eyes miss nothing and we follow them with her at a headlong speed. I wish I could write like that.' Harriet Walter`Fractured, haunting, intimate and totally original,�Ways of Telling�knocked the breath out of me. It's dangerously exact, wilfully ambitious, wild in its scope and perfect in its precision.'�Olivia Laing`The pieces in this book are just the right size to blow one's mind in a train or on a tram: they have a most unusual delicacy, wit and freshness, and their physical world is powerfully seductive.' Helen GarnerFrom the bestselling author of Bertie, May & Mrs Fish comes a remarkable collection of stories. As a bystander at Princess Diana's funeral, a fan at a James Brown concert, a passenger on a Welsh bus and a patient in a hectic hospital, Xandra Bingley's vivid portraits of everyday experience remind us of the fleeting and mysterious transience of life.