Description

In this sharply observed collection, Black Coffee brings together stories and reflections that move with the rhythm of everyday life—wry, intimate, and quietly unsettling. Through characters drawn from ordinary circumstances, the book explores how people cope with disappointment, desire, and the private battles they rarely name aloud. Osborne’s style is crisp and humane, balancing wit with a keen sense of moral and emotional consequence. With its focus on character, voice, and the small moments that reveal larger truths, Black Coffee offers a satisfying read for anyone drawn to literature that finds depth in the seemingly simple.

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HARPERCOLLINS

Published Jan 22, 1999

208 pages

ISBN: 9780006511373

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First Published

1999

Language

eng

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