· Halls's arresting debut tackles topics from addiction to toxic masculinity * The i * Halls has a sharp observational eye, exploring both the best and worst of humanity, and how it exists side by side * Culture Fly * Equal parts tough and tender, The Quarry is essential reading. Ben Halls has important insights into the challenges faced by men in post-industrial, gig-economy Britain5/5(1). A striking debut set on a West London council estate. This is a collection of short stories about regular men grappling with masculinity. · It’s tempting to see its publication of Ben Halls ’s impressive debut, set around Quarry Lane – the Quarry – an outer London estate stranded by deindustrialisation, as an attempt to Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins.
While on campus, Ben Halls '14 began writing what would become his first book set in his hometown of London. Originally a class assignment, his book The Quarry, arrived at bookstores in the United Kingdom on Feb. The book is a collection of interconnected short stories centered on a group of working-class men in London and their daily lives. Tag: Ben Halls 'Little Ones' by Ben Halls A stand-out story from one of the best collections of , 'Little Ones' is the story of a bouncer who works the door of a pub on the fictional Quarry Lane estate in west London; a tale that manages to be funny and moving while exploding the myth of masculine invulnerability. Dialogue Books publisher Sharmaine Lovegrove will be in conversation with Ben Halls, author of The Quarry, on Instagram live. Send your questions to @dialoguebooks beforehand for Halls to answer during the event! About the Book. The Quarry. Ben Halls. Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group.
Overview. 'Halls' stories show that even in zero-hour, austerity-battered Britain, the tenderness and warmth of human connection exists. The Quarry is, in the end, a testament to this messy truth - how love, hate, hope and fear have always lived on the same street' GLEN BROWN, author of Ironopolis. You can see it in them; all that anger inside, it's toxic. • Jude Cook’s novel, Jacob’s Advice, will be published in August. The Quarry by Ben Halls is published by Dialogue (RRP £). To order a copy go to www.doorway.ru Free UK pp on. Halls's arresting debut tackles topics from addiction to toxic masculinity * The i * Halls has a sharp observational eye, exploring both the best and worst of humanity, and how it exists side by side * Culture Fly * Equal parts tough and tender, The Quarry is essential reading. Ben Halls has important insights into the challenges faced by men in post-industrial, gig-economy Britain.
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