An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell

Passionate and comic love song between an angel and an accountant in the London suburbs from Booker shortlisted Deborah Levy"Levy’s strength is her originality of thought and expression." - Jeanette WintersonShe is a shimmering, tattooed, and acerbic angel, flown from Paradise to save him from the suburbs of hell. He, an accountant worn down by the day-to-day struggles of the nine-to-five, is dreaming of a white Christmas, a little garden, and someone to love. She attempts, with scornful wit, to shock him out of his commuter's habits and into an experience of ecstasy."Readers will have to resist the temptation to hurry up in order to find out what happens... Our reward is the enjoyable, if unsettling, experience of being pitched into the deep waters of Levy's wry, accomplished novel." - Francine Prose, The New York Times Book ReviewMan Booker Prize-shortlisted Deborah Levy whips up a storm of romance and slapstick, of heavenly and earthly delights, in this passionate work of dramatic poetry.ever since i arrivedon your blue planetmost of it oceani hear the breath of an octopusbigger than a careggs in her armscalling for you "She is a shimmering, tattooed and acerbic angel, flown from Paradise to save him from the suburbs of hell. He, an accountant worn down by the day-to-day struggles of the nine to five, is dreaming of a white Christmas, a little garden and someone to love. She attempts, with scornful wit, to shock him out of his commuter's habits and into an experience of ecstasy. Man Booker Prize shortlisted Deborah Levy whips up a storm of romance and slapstick, of heavenly and earthly delights, in this dystopian philosophical poem about individual freedom and the search for the good life"--Back cover She Is A Shimmering, Melancholy Angel, Flown From Paradise To Save Him From The Suburbs Of Hell. He An Accountant, Dreaming Of A White Christmas, A Little Garden And Someone To Love. A Storm Of Romance And Slapstick, Of Heavenly And Earthly Delights, In This Dystopian Philosophical Poem About Individual Freedom And The Search For The Good Life.--back Cover. Deborah Levy. First Published: London : Johathan Cape, 1990. A love song between an angel and an accountant: think Patti Smith and Philip Larkin duet, with Laurel and Hardy as backing band.