Jo Lloyd: The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies: Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award [2022] paperback ZLITC deeply unsettling tale of adolescent

deeply unsettling tale of adolescent violence' - Vogue

revelation and reason

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Jo Lloyd: The Earth, Thy Great Exchequer, Ready Lies: Winner of the BBC National Short Story Award [2022] paperback ZLITC deeply unsettling tale of adolescent'A major talent' Hilary Mantel Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize Whether seeking knowledge, riches, or a better life, the characters in these stories are united by a quest for lasting value, as they ask how we should treat our world, our work, our selves, and each other. A vainglorious mine owner dreams of harnessing all of nature to the machinery of commerce. Two ladies of a certain age hunt rare butterflies in a pre First World War