Speaking with the Angel

A collection of short stories edited by Nick Hornby. Featuring stories from twelve established writers, the book acted as a fundraising effort for TreeHouse, a charity school for severely autistic children in London where Hornby's son was a student. The stories collected in the book include: * " PMQ" by Robert Harris * " The Wonder Spot" by Melissa Bank * " Last Requests" by Giles Smith * " Peter Shelley" by Patrick Marber * " The Department of Nothing" by Colin Firth * " I'm the Only One" by Zadie Smith * " NippleJesus" by Nick Hornby * " LuckyBitch" by Helen Fielding * " The Slave" by Roddy Doyle * " Catholic Guilt" by Irvine Welsh * " After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned" by Dave Eggers * " Walking into the Wind" by John O'Farrell