The Trick Is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway raincoast all-consuming read that marks the

all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer

unusual in her work

a corpse in the middle of a pond

Waist: 12"

Bessette's stripped-back prose evokes at once the pain of thwarted love - of desire run cold - and the promise of renewal

The Trick Is to Keep Breathing by Janice Galloway raincoast all-consuming read that marks theThe widely celebrated debut from one of Scotland's most important authors tells the stark and honest story of a woman struggling to cope with the loss of her lover. Janice Galloway's inventive, lively first novel is about the grief and breakdown of Joy Stone, who is pushed to the limits of loneliness. After the accidental drowning of her married lover and the death of her mother, the twenty seven year old drama teacher spirals into anguish and self