Property, Lionel Shriver
Property, Lionel Shriver
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Property
Stories Between Two Novellas

Author: Lionel Shriver

Narrator: Lionel Shriver

Unabridged: 14 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/24/2018


Synopsis

A striking new collection of ten short stories and two novellas that explores the idea of property in every meaning of the word, from the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award finalist So Much for That and the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin.Intermingling settings in America and Britain, Lionel Shriver’s first collection explores property in both senses of the word: real estate and stuff. These pieces illustrate how our possessions act as proxies for ourselves, and how tussles over ownership articulate the power dynamics of our relationships. In Lionel Shriver’s world, we may possess people and objects and places, but in turn they possess us.In the stunning novella ""The Standing Chandelier,"" a woman with a history of attracting other women’s antagonism creates a deeply personal wedding present for her best friend and his fiancée—only to discover that the jealous fiancée wants to cut her out of their lives. In ""Domestic Terrorism,"" a thirty-something son refuses to leave home, resulting in a standoff that renders him a millennial cause célèbre. In ""The ChapStick,"" a middle-aged man subjugated by service to his elderly father discovers that the last place you should finally assert yourself is airport security. In ""Vermin,"" an artistic Brooklyn couple’s purchase of a ramshackle house destroys their once-passionate relationship. In ""The Subletter,"" two women, both foreign conflict junkies, fight over a claim to a territory that doesn’t belong to either.Exhibiting a satisfying thematic unity unusual for a collection, this masterful work showcases the biting insight that has made Shriver one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.

About Lionel Shriver

Lionel Shriver has published many novels, a collection of essays, and a column in the Spectator since 2017, and her journalism has been featured in publications including, The Guardian, the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. The outdated meritocracy of intellectual achievement has made her a bestselling author multiple times and accorded her awards, including the Orange Prize, but she accepts that all of these accidental accolades are basically meaningless. She lives in Portugal and Brooklyn, New York.


Reviews

You remember that kid back in your high school who was already troublingly, enviably sophisticated, had backpacked through Europe, Worse boundary issues than the Doubtful Guest's always drank Melitta hand-filtered coffee, and was bulldog-fierce about politics? That's Lionel Shriver, and that......more

Quien haya leído la conocida novela de Lionel Shriver Tenemos que hablar de Kevin tiene idea de lo mordaz y ridículamente sangrante que puede llegar a ser la escritora norteamericana cuando se lo propone. En su nueva colección de relatos, Shriver (Carolina del Norte, 1957) articula una serie de sobr......more

Goodreads review by Sharon

Having heard great things about Lionel Shrivers writing, and already owning several of her titles -though as yet unread - I couldn't resist requesting this review copy.       Described as a book of short stories I figured it would be a great opportunity to sample her style.   It was!     After one s......more