222:), and also brought up his two children from a previous marriage. Her husband left the army in 1964 and became a company secretary, but after suffering a near-fatal heart-attack in 1967 he was obliged to find other employment. The following year the Hammicks set up a bookshop in
209:. She was one of a pair of identical twins: her sister Amanda Vesey is a well-known children's writer and illustrator. Her early life was somewhat peripatetic, and she lived, and was 'semi-educated', in England, America and Kenya. She began training as a painter, attending the
269:. Her stories are distinguished by unobtrusive craftsmanship, and the quest for the exact word, which is a hallmark of her work, is reflected in 'The Dying Room'. This story appeared in 'That Glimpse of Truth: The 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written.'
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Salisbury Art School, but eventually chose to make her career as a writer. She taught in various schools, both state and private, before marrying Charles Hammick, a soldier, in 1961. Together they had three children (one of whom is the painter
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wrote that 'if ever there were a sympathetic, bittersweet tale for
Christmas, or for anyone flinching at the prospect of entertaining at any time of year, the title story in this best-selling debut collection is it.'
277:, and it's good to see her going on in the same vein: these are funny, observant, cleverly structured stories about humiliation, death, loss of illusions, betrayal, remorse, and other everyday matters.'
326:(2002), she explored emotional terrain with acuity and an ironic wit which illuminates the dark corners of relationships. Her faithfulness to language and shades of meaning is always evident.
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238:(1976). Her poems were singled out by one reviewer as 'clean, unpretending, to the point, and unusually assured in their restraint'. For many years she took part in the
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Hammick began publishing poetry in magazines and anthologies in the 1970s, and was one of five poets whose work appeared in
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Daughter of a professional soldier, Hammick was born
Georgina Heyman in
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That
Glimpse of Truth: The 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written
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in 1987 to enormously enthusiastic reviews. The literary critic
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Widely anthologized herself, Hammick also edited an anthology,
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Hammick served as one of the judges of the
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Shortlisted for Whitbread Award for first novel, 1996
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774:Tracy, Lorna; Silkin, Jon; Wardle, John (1988).
282:The Penguin Book of Modern Women's Short Stories
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471:Birch, Dinah; Hooper, Katy (30 May 2013).
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124:Royal Society of Literature fellow, 2001
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1042:Parker, Peter; Kermode, Frank (1995).
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184:. She was elected as a Fellow of the
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297:The Virago Book of Love and Loss
675:Antiquarian Book Monthly Review
176:(which was shortlisted for the
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801:Society, Poetry Book (1978).
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134:Charles Hammick (1961– 1967)
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1123:"Georgina Hammick obituary"
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503:Royal Society of Literature
186:Royal Society of Literature
178:Whitbread First Novel Award
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678:. ABMR Publications. 1990.
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900:. Bloomsbury Publishing.
549:"Art First: Amanda Vesey"
265:was published in 1992 by
727:. Taylor & Francis.
694:. British Council. 1977.
360:People for Lunch: Spoilt
1172:English women novelists
390:. Chatto & Windus.
1217:Académie Julian alumni
1207:Identical twin females
1202:Writers from Aldershot
528:www.theartstable.co.uk
305:Sylvia Townsend Warner
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710:. H. Sergeant. 1978.
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286:Best Short Stories
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