The Badger

£4.00

by Jenn Ashworth

A trip to a dentist who collects animal skulls plunges us into a world of anatomical horror, where the nature of childhood memory is questioned. Conveyed with the literary invention and deep unease with which one of our great contemporary writers is synonymous, this feels like an instant classic.

Jenn Ashworth was born in Preston and studied at Cambridge and Manchester. Her novels include A Kind of IntimacyThe Friday Gospels and Fell. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018. In 2019 she published Notes Made While Falling, a memoir told in a series of essays. Her latest novel is Ghosted: A Love Story. She is a Professor of Writing at Lancaster University.

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RATION BOOKS 5

Pint-size: 135 x 100mm

 

175 in stock

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A RATIONALE

Words change with their setting. To deny this is to deny the changing tastes of the same apple when scrumped, sliced, peeled or eaten straight from the tree.

Words depend on their delivery, their format.

Words can be concentrated.

Words can be loose.

Ration Books is born out of a love of routine and simplicity. Conceiving an idea and acting upon it all in good time. Good reading should be rationed. The reason for reading is rational. Ration Books produce small books to be read in short sittings. They feature fiction and poetry and other ideas. They fit in haversack pockets. The books are available to buy online only in short print runs. They will not be numbered or signed by the author. They are affordable, disposable, swappable, collectable, and always readable. They contain words written in a manner that requires concentration and dedication.  The words will never appear on screen.

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Each book measures 135 x 100mm, with approximately 40 one-colour pages in each which may take two cups of tea to read or one mug. They are designed to instay their welcome