Missing the Midnight

by JaneGardam (Author)

• Used

  Hardcover
  1997

  $3.30

  A collection of short stories from one of the most satisfying prose stylists of contemporary British fiction. Some have a Christmas theme, others are fables, many of them carry a touch of surrealism. The author is the winner of numerous literary prizes, including the Macmillan Silver Pen Award.

• Used

  Paperback
  1998

  $3.92

  Jane Gardam reveals again her brilliant diversity and deep understanding of the human condition. In 'Light', an evocative, lyrical piece of magic realism, a beautiful Himalayan girl defies the destiny laid out for her by her mother, but in so doing destroys the village in which she was born. In 'Missing the Midnight', a young woman having failed her exams and lost the man she loves, journeys home to the family she despises, on Christmas Eve. In 'Grace', an apparently ordinary man lives his whole life with a diamond under his skin at the back of his neck, and dies when it is finally removed. Jane Gardam weaves strange and magical occurrences into the fabric of beautifully realised lives in this stunning collection.