Great Expectations by Kathy Acker Groundswell Speaker 2024 Greeted as a masterpiece when

Greeted as a masterpiece when it was published in 1967

author of A Head Full of Ghosts and The Pallbearers Club

fun-packed thriller with juicy stakes

A sumptuous aesthetic is paired with practical tips on identifying backyard breeds and supporting good chicken health

illness and fear

Great Expectations by Kathy Acker Groundswell Speaker 2024 Greeted as a masterpiece when'New York City is very peaceful and quiet, and the pale grey mists are slowly rising, to show me the world' Pip switches identities, sexes and centuries in this punk, fairytale reimagining of Charles Dickens's original Great Expectations. Both familiar and unfamiliar, our orphaned narrator is transplanted to New York City in the 1980s; becoming, by turns, a sailor, a pirate, a rebel and an outlaw, through adventures incorporating desire, creativity,