Dancing On the Outskirts Virago 9780349007052 Shena Mackay

Shena Mackay, who first came to fame before the age of twenty with two novellas, is the doyenne of the short form. In this volume of previously uncollected stories - including those read on radio - she constantly surprises with a view of the ordinary world that is not at all ordinary. A grasshopper determinedly takes up residence on a bathroom ceiling
a gecko hiding in a cupboard brings a strange sort of luck
a woman spies from a distance two older women friends after many long years and a memory of how they gallopedin the playground as Starlight Blaze and Pepperpot plays sweetly, suddenly in her mind
pigs are swaddled in blankets, looking like babies in shawls
luggage is packed with youthful hopes and ideals. She observes how people rub along and reveals the best and worst of us all: a disgruntled schoolboy and his hapless teacher conquer mountains and their antipathy for each other
a girl with green eyes and iridescent hair discovers revenge
a race to be the best mushroom-picker creates only losers
and rotten apples, in the right pair of hands, make a loving pie. Shena Mackay is a generous and keen-eyed chronicler of the everyday
she deftly brings wisdom and humour to the worlds she creates, worlds that we suddenly, excitingly see anew. She is an utterly original writer.

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Штрих-код: 9780349007052
Цвет: Серый
ISBN: 9780349007052
Объем: 312
Ширина: 127 мм
Длина: 200 мм
Высота: 17 мм
Автор: Mackay Shena
Год: 2018
Вес: 350 г
Группа: Книги
Обложка: мягкая обложка
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