Awards

• Short-listed for Irish Book Awards - Writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2022 (Ireland)
• Short-listed for The Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2023 (UK)

Overview

A middle-aged novelist devoid of inspiration alights on material in the form of an obsessive pet-shop worker from Cincinnati. A pregnant mother of two finds herself increasingly in thrall to her help, Nat. For Joad, the discovery of a haunting type-written document in an old desk in need of restoration is overwhelming. And when Roxanne rescues her sister from an institution, she comes to realise how vulnerable they both are. Each of the seven stories in Total is a full world, painted with vivid strokes. From the comforting mundanities of motherhood to a technologically infected near future that mirrors our present with dark prescience, each life captured in this collection is unforgettable. Deftly navigating the fault lines of relationships - new, established or remembered - Total is a powerful collection of brilliantly imaginative stories, and eloquent proof of Rebecca Miller's writing prowess. 'Miller is an excellent novelist' - KATE ATKINSON 'Miller is a luminous writer' - OLIVIA LAING 'A talented and highly visual writer' - New York Times

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Miller is a luminous writer -- OLIVIA LAING Miller is an excellent novelist -- KATE ATKINSON A talented and highly visual writer * * New York Times * * Miller's writing is vigorous, powerful, riveting -- SADIE JONES [Miller possesses] the soaring eye of the epicist and the sly instinct of the satirist * * New Yorker * *

Miller is an excellent novelist -- KATE ATKINSON Miller is a luminous writer -- OLIVIA LAING A talented and highly visual writer * * New York Times * * Miller's writing is vigorous, powerful, riveting -- SADIE JONES [Miller possesses] the soaring eye of the epicist and the sly instinct of the satirist * * New Yorker * *

'Miller is an excellent novelist' - KATE ATKINSON 'Miller is a luminous writer' - OLIVIA LAING 'A talented and highly visual writer' - New York Times 'Miller's writing is vigorous, powerful, riveting' - SADIE JONES '[Miller possesses] the soaring eye of the epicist and the sly instinct of the satirist' - New Yorker

Miller is a luminous writer -- OLIVIA LAING Miller is an excellent novelist -- KATE ATKINSON A talented and highly visual writer * * New York Times * * Miller's writing is vigorous, powerful, riveting -- SADIE JONES [Miller possesses] the soaring eye of the epicist and the sly instinct of the satirist * * New Yorker * * Miller's new collection shows her in many moods and modes, from wistful to comedic to speculative. What a pleasure! -- JEFFREY EUGENIDES author of MIDDLESEX In Miller's alluring collection, protagonists search for connection and pleasure in strange, sometimes destructive ways [...]. Miller brings a cinematic eye to her descriptions (a parking garage's 'final floor' offers a 'vivid sky') and plenty of drama to the situations. These stories are full of surprises * * Publishers Weekly * *

Author Information

Rebecca Miller is a writer and director. She is the author of The Private Lives of Pippa Lee, a Sunday Times bestseller and Richard Personal Velocity, her feature film of which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, and Jacob's Folly. Her film work includes Angela, The Ballad of Jack and Rose and Maggie's Plan. Her work has been published in thirty-two languages.

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