Morvern Callar -- Alan Warner, Paperback Torn Curtain and NPR's Talk of the

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A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived in accordance with nature

it's also lonely

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Morvern Callar -- Alan Warner, Paperback Torn Curtain and NPR's Talk of theAn utterly unforgettable novel that portrays a vast internal emptiness by using the cool, haunting voice of a young woman in Scotland lost in the profound anomie of her generation from "one of the most talented, original and interesting voices around" (Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting). Morvern Callar, a low paid employee in the local supermarket in a desolate and beautiful port town in the west of Scotland, wakes one morning in late December to