Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell
A piece I wrote on an overlooked American classic for the Guardian's Books section.
A piece I wrote on an overlooked American classic for the Guardian's Books section.
It's now only a couple of months until my third novel Everything Will Swallow You is published in paperback, but I wanted to let you know that I have a pile of signed hardbacks here which are available to readers in the UK for the cover price (£16.
Subscribe now I write this morning in a bit of pharmaceutically suppressed pain, due to a fractured jaw sustained during some extremely tricky dental surgery, but feeling positive about spring, creativity, my new home by the sea and a bit of good news: After well over a year out of
Today's essay, which you'll find directly below, is quite a personal one, and I'm limiting it to paying subscribers only. A paying subscription costs a minimum of £2 per month (or £20 per year if you prefer), allows you to read everything new I
"... we also missed the other horses who’d done quieter jobs that you hadn’t noticed so much at the time, such as the Data Entry Horse, the Tax Horse, and the Listening Horse, whose job it was to bear witness to your innermost troubles and interject every few minutes with a calming neigh."