A witty, moving story of adolescent love and loss from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Breasts and Eggs A young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter, entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense joy he's ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip sandwiches into bags. But life keeps getting in the way – there's his beloved grandmother's illness, and a faltering friendship with his classmate Tutti, who she invites him into her private world. Wry, intimate and wonderfully skewed, Ms Ice Sandwich is a poignant depiction of the naivety and wisdom of youth, just as it is passing.
© 2017 Pushkin Press (Ebook): 9781782273318
Translators: Louise Heal Kawai
Release date
Ebook: 3 November 2017
A witty, moving story of adolescent love and loss from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Breasts and Eggs A young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich counter, entranced by the beauty of the woman who works there. Her aloof demeanour and electric blue eyelids make him feel the most intense joy he's ever known. He calls her Ms Ice Sandwich, and he wants nothing more than to spend his days watching her coolly slip sandwiches into bags. But life keeps getting in the way – there's his beloved grandmother's illness, and a faltering friendship with his classmate Tutti, who she invites him into her private world. Wry, intimate and wonderfully skewed, Ms Ice Sandwich is a poignant depiction of the naivety and wisdom of youth, just as it is passing.
© 2017 Pushkin Press (Ebook): 9781782273318
Translators: Louise Heal Kawai
Release date
Ebook: 3 November 2017
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Avani
26 Dec 2023
Super cozy story
English
India