The Mistress's Dog, by David Medalie (used)

Second-hand copy — condition: very good. Inscribed, faded sticked on front

The Mistress’s Dog is an engaging collection of twelve short stories by David Medalie, including two award winners – ‘Recognition’ and ‘The Mistress’s Dog’ – and a Foreword and afterword by Michael Titlestad.

Deft, subtle and nuanced, Medalie’s stories show an accomplished and mature writer at his best. Their focus is the lived experience of people: ostensibly uneventful lives into which the unexpected erupts. These stories find significance in the reversals, ironies and coincidences of existence. They bring the characters – and the reader – to the brink of recognition.

The Mistress’s Dog: Short Stories 1996–2010. Picador Africa, 2010. Paperback.