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The Art of the Body

Alex Allison

Janet is caught between care work and caring. Her life revolves around Sean a talented art student living and working with cerebral palsy. Both Janet and Sean are new to London living at a distance from their families. Both are finding a means of escape through pushing their bodies to new limits.

When Sean is faced with an unexpected and deeply personal tragedy Janet has to let her guard down and discover what she's prepared to fight for.

The Art of the Body is a novel about dignity intimacy faith and sacrifice unafraid to explore uncommon bodies in unusual ways.

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  • Classification : General & Literary Fiction
  • Pub Date : SEP 6, 2019
  • Imprint : Dialogue Books
  • Page Extent : 272
  • Binding : TPB
  • ISBN : 9780349700779
  • Price : INR 799
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Alex Allison

Alex Allison (b. 1991) lives and works in London. Alex is a graduate of the Centre for New Writing MA at University of Manchester. His debut novel, The Art of the Body, was published in 2019. It won a Somerset Maugham Award and was longlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize. Alex is a fan and co-owner of AFC Wimbledon.

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