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A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String: a spellbinding collection of unforgettable short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat

A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String: a spellbinding collection of unforgettable short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat

by JoanneHarris (Author)

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Synopsis

Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you'll find another story. Come to the house where it is Christmas all year round; meet the ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; be spooked by a newborn baby created with sugar, spice and lashings of cake. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harris's exceptional talent as a teller of tales, a spinner of yarns. Sensuous, mischievous, uproarious and wry, here are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected; wild fantasy with bittersweet reality.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 288
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Black Swan
Published: 16 Jan 2014
ISBN 10: 0552778796
ISBN 13: 9780552778794
Book Overview: A brilliant new collection of short stories from Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and Peaches for Monsieur le Cure.

Media Reviews
A vibrant tombola of stories...each a commute-friendly 20-or-so pages long. * Time Out *
An excellent mix of stories - some dark and mysterious, others heart-warming and thought-provoking. * Good Housekeeping (Reader Recommended) *
Harris is an intriguing writer, so this is worth a punt, if only to savour the seasonal horror of the story about a house where it's Christmas all year round. * The Lady *
Strongly plotted and written in registers that are variously comical, sad and surreal...Best of all is 'Cookie', where delicious gluttony - Harris's forte - gathers a sharp note of menace. * Independent *
Harris inhabits a world where fantasy and reality collide in a most inventive way to produce a series of delightful, bittersweet yarns. * Bella *
Author Bio
Joanne Harris is one of our best-loved and most versatile novelists. She first appeared on the scene with the bestselling Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film with Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp), which turned into the sensuous Lansquenet trilogy (with Lollipop Shoes and Peaches for Monsieur le Cure). She has since written acclaimed novels in such diverse genres as fantasy based on Norse myth (Runemarks, Runelight, The Gospel of Loki), and the Malbry cycle of dark psychological thrillers (Gentlemen & Players, Blueeyedboy, and now Different Class). Born in Barnsley, of an English father and a French mother, she spent fifteen years as a teacher before (somewhat reluctantly) becoming a full-time writer. In 2013, she was awarded an MBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass in a band first formed when she was sixteen, works in a shed in her garden, spends far too much time online and occasionally dreams of faking her own death and going to live in Hawaii.