Speaking with the Angel, (Paperback)

from phoebesmum

Short stories, written for a good cause, but which fail to stick in the mind. Hornby's introduction, however, in which he talks about his son's autism, does, as does the afterword by a woman who's benefited from the cause he's supporting.

from thereshegoes

Speaking with the Angel is an anthology, edited by Nick Hornby, which contains a collection of witty, original and clever short stories, written by several contemporary authors. The stories are all written in the first narrative but are all also different - here you get to read from the point of ...

from FarzurHoelle

There are some good stories featured in this collection. I especially enjoyed those by Hornby himself, Roddy Doyle and Patrick Marber.

from KLmesoftly

Edited by Nick Hornby, this collection of short stories includes the work of some excellent and often best-selling contemporary writers. This sort of collection is usually a mixed bag for me as a reader, but Speaking with the Angel was made up almost entirely of high-quality, entertaining fiction...

from wordygirl39

I like so many of these writers and the cause is one of the better ones. Buy this book and help Nick run his foundation. Bonus track: actor Colin Firth turns out to be a pretty fair writer!