Speaking with the Angel

Speaking with the Angel

"Speaking with the Angel" (ISBN 1-57322-858-3) is a collection of short stories edited by Nick Hornby and published by Riverhead Trade in 2001. Featuring stories from twelve established writers, the book acted as a fundraising effort for TreeHouse, a charity school for severely autistic children in London where Hornby's son was a student.

The stories collected in the book include:
*"PMQ" by Robert Harris
*"The Wonder Spot" by Melissa Bank
*"Last Requests" by Giles Smith
*"Peter Shelley" by Patrick Marber
*"The Department of Nothing" by Colin Firth
*"I'm the Only One" by Zadie Smith
*"NippleJesus" by Nick Hornby
*"LuckyBitch" by Helen Fielding
*"The Slave" by Roddy Doyle
*"Catholic Guilt" by Irvine Welsh
*"After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned" by Dave Eggers
*"Walking into the Wind" by John O'Farrell

External links

* [http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/minisites/nickhornby/treehouse/index.html Nick Hornby's page on TreeHouse]


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