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Peter Benson


Born
in Kent, The United Kingdom
January 01, 1956


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Peter Benson was born in 1956 in Kent, UK and is the award-winning author of seven novels. His work has been described as ‘a far-reaching exploration into unlikely relationships’ and is characterised by the precision of its language, characterisations and approach.

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Average rating: 3.67 · 1,012 ratings · 150 reviews · 50 distinct works • Similar authors
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3.48 avg rating — 339 ratings — published 2011 — 10 editions
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The Stromness Dinner
4.17 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions
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Levels
3.79 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1987 — 9 editions
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Isabel's Skin
3.27 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions
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Whittling Handbook
4.10 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions
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The South in Winter
3.16 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Odo's Hanging
3.80 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions
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RIPTIDE
3.71 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1994 — 5 editions
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A Lesser Dependency
3.86 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions
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The shape of clouds
3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 6 editions
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“The summer had been mad. It had been like a badger caught in a tarred barrel, fed on chilli an forced to listen to chanting monks.”
― Peter Benson, Two Cows and a Vanful of Smoke
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“It's too easy to be stupid, and too easy to wake up in the morning with the feeling you said something that had more to do with want and despair than need.”
― Peter Benson
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“And the point? This is the point. Paradise lives in our heads so it can be anywhere and with anyone.”
― Peter Benson, The Stromness Dinner
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