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The Ambassador of What

Stories

By: Adrian Michael Kelly

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Paperback | 2 October 2018

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Short DescriptionA debut short story collection attuned to the world as it is-the voices of Adrian Michael Kelly's working-class world crackle with an energy that's at once unexpected and beautiful.Sales and Market BulletsLiterary short stories that are linkedStories about fathers, sons, and familyPotential podcast advertising targeted to commuters AudienceFor readers of Michael Winter Slogging through the miles of a city marathon, an 11-year-old boy encounters small miracles; about to marry one of her patients in a home for the elderly, a nurse asks her estranged son to come to the wedding and give her away; home from university, a young man has Christmas dinner with his hard-up dad in a bistro behind a rural gas bar. Men and boys and maleness, money and its lack, the long haunt of childhood, marriage and divorce - these lie at the heart of The Ambassador of What. Driven by an ear for how we talk, how we feel, how we fail, and how we love, these are tough and tender stories that take hold, and linger.

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“Kelly is an adroit writer capable of rendering the trials of his brooding male protagonists fresh and meaningful … Scottish roots, working-class life, poetic heartbreak, keen observation, rich dialogue, and a gentle, ribbing humour run through these stories and the father-son banter is one of the most rewarding aspects of the collection.” — Quill & Quire

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