Mo said she was quirky by James Kelman: review 'Mo said she was quirky' by James Kelman finds a radical novelist on disappointingly conservative form By Anthony Cummins 16 August 2012 • 07:00 am "She" is Helen, 27, a Glaswegian working in a London casino, Mo her live-in boyfriend. On my last library book binge, I consulted one of my many lists of “books I want to read”. Mo Said She Was Quirky is a novel by James Kelman first published in 2012 This novel is Kelman's first which is set in London, and also his first to feature a female principal character. Still not sure how I feel about this one // “Mo said she was quirky” by James Kelman. Mo said she was quirky, By James Kelman. Mo Said She Was Quirky begins on Helen’s way home from work, with the strangest of moments when a skinny, down-at-heel man crosses the road in front of her and appears to be her lost brother. Mo said she was quirky begins on Helen’s way home from work, with the strangest of moments when a skinny, down-at-heel man crosses the road in front of her and appears to be her lost brother. One morning, as she goes home from work in a taxi with her colleagues, she sees two homeless men cross the road. Mo is … Mo Said She Was Quirky: The Scottish writer James Kelman is known for producing challenging short stories and novels containing stream-of-consciousness narrative as thick as the brogue of his countrymen. What follows is an inspired and absorbing story of twenty-four hours in the life of a young woman. This list in particular consisted of books listed on past syllabi for English classes that we unfortunately never got around to reading. What follows is an inspired and absorbing story of twenty-four hours in the life of a young woman. Mo said she was quirky - James Kelman Helen's on her way back from work when she sees a homeless man that reminds her of her long lost brother and sends her into a reverie. "Mo said she was quirky but it was more than quirky." October 12, 2017 ~ Kate. Challenging and rewarding, Mo Said She Was Quirky is an exceptional novel by one of the best Scottish writers today. Her boyfriend said she was quirky but she is much more than that. Mo Said She Was Quirky begins on Helen's way home from work, with the strangest of moments when a skinny, down-at-heel man crosses the road in front of her and appears to be her lost brother. What follows is an inspired and absorbing story of twenty-four hours in the life of a young woman. 24 hours following the thoughts of a mother, a girlfriend and a croupier. Mo Said She Was Quirky (Paperback) : Kelman, James : James Kelman, the Man Booker Prize-winning author of How Late It Was, How Late , tells the story of Helen--a sister, a mother, a daughter--a very ordinary young woman. “Mo said she was quirky but it was more than quirky.” “She” is Helen, a struggling single mother and casino worker living in London, and the guiding force in … What follows is an inspired and absorbing story of twenty-four hours in the life of a young woman. Mo Said She Was Quirky begins on Helen’s way home from work, with the strangest of moments when a skinny, down-at-heel man crosses the road in front of her and appears to be her lost brother. 1 /1 Mo said she was quirky, By James Kelman. Helen is a Glaswegian woman who now lives in London, working nightshifts as a croupier in a casino. The Glaswegian master moves to London and creates a hard-pressed heroine for our age. 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