Cabin Baggage: A Short Story
On his way to helping his sister with her wedding preparations, Brad strikes up a cabin-bound conversation with his seat-mate, Claudia–though both swear they are not plane talkers. By the end of a flight during which Claudia convinces Brad to help her dub over the in-flight movie, carry-on peculiar baggage during his next flight, and take her phone number, Brad is infatuated. But Claudia has a guy and a cat and damp rising up her walls and is in Singapore besides, so why is Brad suddenly measuring life in Claudia-time?
“Earls’ prolific oeuvre of 12 novels and two short-story collections has steadily built him an international reputation as a contemporary writer who makes comic yardage–from subtle irony to groan-out-loud gags–out of the emotional entanglements of decent men during episodes of self-evaluation and transformation.”
-Sydney Morning Herald
“Contemporary, cliché-free Australian fiction that is sure to have a very wide appeal.”
-The Australian
“Earls’ appeal is his skill for developing lovable, self-deprecating Aussie males in the 18-40 year-old range.”
-Stage Whispers
“Earls paints the battle of the sexes as a friendly duel with plenty of promising common ground, and readers should enjoy this amiable, well-crafted and genuinely romantic book.”
-Publishers Weekly on “Perfect Skin”
“Nick Earls is on a literary trail trodden by J.D. Salinger . . . Where this at times very funny and insistently poignant novel achieves its momentum is in the careful pacing of character and slow release of emotions.”
-The Age on “Monica Bloom”
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