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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Canongate Books

FORMAT: Paperback

ISBN: 9781841957326

RRP: £8.99

PAGES: 256

PUBLICATION DATE:
February 9, 2006

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You are Not the One

Vestal McIntyre

This is a debut collection of eight compulsively readable, incredibly perceptive and refreshingly funny stories about today’s brand of social outcasts. Lynn, the protagonist of ‘Binge’, is a forty-something Manhattan pastry chef dabbling with drugs and desperate to feel connected. In ‘Sahara’, a young man is kidnapped whilst wearing a kangaroo suit advertising a fast-food restaurant. And in ‘ON.com’ a young woman decides that what is missing from her life is a gay man. You Are Not The One marks the auspicious arrival of an exciting new talent.

Reviews of You are Not the One

"If you are interested in the way we live now, read these funny, destabilizing, and superbly crafted stories." EDMUND WHITE "Arresting, elegant… crushingly sweet." NYT BOOK REVIEW "Filled with witty dialogue, strong and varied characters, and the power to move and disturb, this is a brilliant debut." BOOKLIST"

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Vestal McIntyre

VESTAL MCINTYRE was born and raised in Nampa, Idaho, and attended Tufts University. His work has appeared in Tin House and Open City magazine, as well as in several anthologies. He lives in New York City.