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    Shopping at Tesco
    Shopping at Tesco
    Shopping at Tesco
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    Shopping at Tesco

    By Jaq Hazell

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    In this dark humorous short story a snooty yummy mummy takes decisive action when faced with panic and danger at the supermarket.
    Shopping at Tesco is taken from London Tsunami & Other Stories: a random shooting, the death of Michael Jackson and the tsunami that is ill health feature alongside: urban runners, adulterers, lovers, haters, life, death and something in between in this collection of 21 contemporary London stories.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJaq Hazell
    Release dateMay 27, 2015
    ISBN9781310557965
    Shopping at Tesco
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    Jaq Hazell

    Shortlisted for the Jane Austen Short Story Award and The Virginia Prize for Fiction, British author Jaq Hazell has had work published in various anthologies. She has an MA in creative writing from Royal Holloway, University of London, and she lives in London with her family and dog.

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