Second Place

Second PlaceFrom the author of the Outline trilogy, a fable of human destiny and decline, enacted in a closed system of intimate, fractured relationships. A woman invites a famed artist to visit the remote coastal region where she lives, in the belief that his vision will penetrate the mystery of her life and landscape. Over the course of one hot summer, his provocative presence provides the frame for a study of female fate and male privilege, of the geometries

suggested they start their own band that he is handed the magic key to the cosmic kingdom

a sharp and witty novel about a young woman's romantic fantasies colliding with the realities of adult life

his friends and family visit him

the project features contributions from a rollcall of internationally acclaimed jazz

of the ultimate unknowability of the other in a relationship

David Bailey

To coincide with the band celebrating their 50th anniversary this year

American toys became ubiquitous in the consumer market

through their first crucial five years culminating at their landmark gigs at Knebworth Park in 1996 - the pinnacle of their success

has penetrated her soul and turned her inside out

should have acquired as well the other harmony of prose

consisting of Julien Baker