Speaking with the Angel
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Speaking with the Angel (ISBN 1-57322-858-3) is a collection of short stories edited by Nick Hornby and published by Riverhead Trade in 2001. Featuring stories from twelve established writers, the book acted as a fundraising effort for TreeHouse, a charity school for severely autistic children in London where Hornby's son was a student.
The stories collected in the book include:
- "PMQ" by Robert Harris
- "The Wonder Spot" by Melissa Bank
- "Last Requests" by Giles Smith
- "Peter Shelley" by Patrick Marber
- "The Department of Nothing" by Colin Firth
- "I'm the Only One" by Zadie Smith
- "NippleJesus" by Nick Hornby
- "LuckyBitch" by Helen Fielding
- "The Slave" by Roddy Doyle
- "Catholic Guilt" by Irvine Welsh
- "After I Was Thrown in the River and Before I Drowned" by Dave Eggers
- "Walking into the Wind" by John O'Farrell
