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A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String

A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String

by JoanneHarris (Author)

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    Hardcover 2012

    $3.29
Synopsis

Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you'll find another story. Conjured from a wickedly imaginative pen, here is a new collection of short stories that showcases Joanne Harris' exceptional talent as a teller of tales, a spinner of yarns. Sensuous, mischievous, uproarious and wry, these are tales that combine the everyday with the unexpected; wild fantasy with bittersweet reality. Come to the house where it is Christmas all year round; meet the ghost who lives on a Twitter timeline; be spooked by a new born baby created with sugar, spice and lashings of cake; worry for a young girl in the Congo who rides the rapids to earn a crust of bread; and spy on Norse gods battling each other for survival in modern Manhattan. In her first short-story collection since Jigs & Reels , let Joanne Harris ensnare and delight you with the variety and inventiveness of her storytelling.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
 Pages: 288
 Edition: First Edition
 Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 08 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 0857521195
ISBN 13: 9780857521194
Book Overview: A second short story collection from Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat and Peaches for Monsieur le Cure.

Media Reviews
Harris's 16 interconnected short stories are witty and magical. Vogue Wickedly imaginative...From the man who decides every day will be Christmas, to the baby conjured of sugar and spice, these fantastical tales still speak volumes about everyday life. Glamour Magazine A moreish collection...comical, scary, sad and surreal Independent A delicious collection...Funny, sad, touching and thoughtful, these cleverly wrought tales once again confirm Joanne Hariis as a skilled storyteller. Choice
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.