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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.

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'I loved this effervescent dialogue between she and he, angel and accountant, wild desire and the (ever more desirable) quotidian. It's Deborah Levy at her wise, witty and playful best. Read it and be seduced away from (or back into) the suburbs of hell.' Lisa Appignanesi, author of All About Love -------- 'Levy just gets it entirely - the whole business of drab and yet compelling routine, and the fear of the inestimable, the longing nonetheless, the surrender each day to the ordinary, dispersing the dream, only to dream it again. An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell encapsulates all of this, redeems the crumpled weary mortal, sends him into a wild realm of uncertainty, satirises him, lavishes him with affection. A crazily beautiful, astonishing, original work of art.' Joanna Kavenna, author of Come to the Edge -------- Choppy and sparky, this sharply drawn dialogue plays out like an otherworldly soap opera. Levy's having fun and so will the reader. We Love This Book --------- 'Landing back in the UK, this autumn I'm looking forward to Deborah Levy's An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell.' Joanna Walsh, 3am Magazine

'I loved this effervescent dialogue between she and he, angel and accountant, wild desire and the (ever more desirable) quotidian. It's Deborah Levy at her wise, witty and playful best. Read it and be seduced away from (or back into) the suburbs of hell.' Lisa Appignanesi, author of All About Love -------- Praise for Deborah Levy: ------ 'Fabulously jolting ... Accomplished and uncanny ... Powerful.' Guardian ------ 'She is one of the few contemporary British writers comfortable on a world stage.' New Statesman

'I loved this effervescent dialogue between she and he, angel and accountant, wild desire and the (ever more desirable) quotidian. It's Deborah Levy at her wise, witty and playful best. Read it and be seduced away from (or back into) the suburbs of hell.' Lisa Appignanesi, author of All About Love -------- 'Levy just gets it entirely - the whole business of drab and yet compelling routine, and the fear of the inestimable, the longing nonetheless, the surrender each day to the ordinary, dispersing the dream, only to dream it again. An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell encapsulates all of this, redeems the crumpled weary mortal, sends him into a wild realm of uncertainty, satirises him, lavishes him with affection. A crazily beautiful, astonishing, original work of art.' Joanna Kavenna, author of Come to the Edge

'I loved this effervescent dialogue between she and he, angel and accountant, wild desire and the (ever more desirable) quotidian. It's Deborah Levy at her wise, witty and playful best. Read it and be seduced away from (or back into) the suburbs of hell.' Lisa Appignanesi, author of All About Love -------- 'Levy just gets it entirely - the whole business of drab and yet compelling routine, and the fear of the inestimable, the longing nonetheless, the surrender each day to the ordinary, dispersing the dream, only to dream it again. An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell encapsulates all of this, redeems the crumpled weary mortal, sends him into a wild realm of uncertainty, satirises him, lavishes him with affection. A crazily beautiful, astonishing, original work of art.' Joanna Kavenna, author of Come to the Edge -------- 'Landing back in the UK, this autumn I'm looking forward to Deborah Levy's An Amorous Discourse in the Suburbs of Hell.' Joanna Walsh, 3am Magazine

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Deborah Levy writes fiction, plays, and poetry. Her work has been staged by the royal Shakespeare Company, and she is the author of highly praised books including Beautiful Mutants, Swimming Home (Shortlisted for Man Booker Prize 2012, Specsavers National Book Award 2012, and Jewish Quarterly Wingate Prize 2013), and Black Vodka: Ten Stories (Shortlisted for BBC International Short Story Award).

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