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Making Nice

Matt Sumell

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English
Vintage
15 March 2016
A gut-punch of a debut about love and loss, and fighting for - and with - the only family you've got.

Meet Alby.

Natural habitat- a bar; a boat; his bedroom; a broad's bedroom.

Favourite hobbies- starting fights (then losing them); hooking up with broads (then losing them); hating cats (it's a skill); training Gary the baby bird to be a killer (sort of).

Best kept secret- when his mum died it broke his hear and he doesn't really know what to do about it.

'Sumell's savage humour is thrilling' New York Times

'Gloriously funny' Literary Review

'Making Nice has an anarchic humour and a goofy, ingenious humanity that makes every page feel new' Guardian
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Imprint:   Vintage
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   195g
ISBN:   9780099597650
ISBN 10:   0099597659
Pages:   240
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Matt Sumell is a graduate of University of California, Irvine's MFA programme, and his fiction has since appeared in the Paris Review, Esquire, Electric Literature and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Reviews for Making Nice

Making Nice has an anarchic humour and a goofy, ingenuous humanity that makes every page feel new -- Sandra Newman Guardian Mr. Sumell's savage humor is thrilling -- Carmela Ciuraru New York Times Alby's voice is perfect... A truly original portrayal of grief Bookmunch Violent, comic, and genuine, this book mixes truly relatable experience with the outlandish imaginings of a volatile character at odds with the rest of the world, and will make you cringe, hold your breath, and laugh. Put simply, Making Nice is a lovely book. You should read it We Love This Book One of the funniest (and best) books of the year Publishers Weekly


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