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 by Nicola Barker

The Three Button Trick

by Nicola Barker

Don't get too comfortable!  That could be the underlying message of these tight, diverse stories from the Booker nominated British author Nicola Barker.  She's virtually unknown here in the U.S., which is too bad.  The stories are wickedly funny, and swerve from science fiction to drawing-room drama to teen angst.  The title story, perhaps the best in the book, centers around a man who purposely mis-buttons his sweater in order to appear vulnerable and cute to women.  And it works...

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