ASIN: B07VXNN5X3
Publisher: Lume Books
Pages: 238
On 8 September 1995, at the age of 31, Kathryn Flett got married, the archetypal radiant bride. At the end of January 1997, her husband told her he was leaving. Seventeen months after the wedding, he moved out of their home. The Heart-Shaped Bullet is an unflinching look at the breakdown of a modern marriage, vividly capturing the euphoria of falling in love and the pain of love gone wrong. Written with grace, wit and courage, it ensures you will never think about marriage in the same way again. Praise for The Heart-Shaped Bullet: ‘A compelling, sad and cautionary tale … truly affecting … Flett writes liquidly and punches hard’ - Alan Taylor, Scotsman ‘Delicate, guileless, occasionally hilarious, worried like a scab and compulsive like a car crash … weighty with contemporary resonance’ - Libby Brooks, Guardian ‘She describes perceptively that accordion of emotions, rage and longing ...
