In this,her first collection of short stories,Winterson reveals all the facets of her extraordinary imagination. In prose that is full of imagery and word-play,she creates physical and psychological worlds that are at once familiar and yet shockingly strange.
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Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099274537Number of pages: 240Weight: 170 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
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A greatly gifted and original writer...there is an exhilarating freshness and energy to this collectionThis first book of short stories will delight her fans with their daring. Whether in a world where sleep is illegal or on an island of diamonds where the rich wear coal jewellery,Winterson is the mistress of the short storyThe quality of her writing has remained constant: precise,fluent,perfectly judged. This collection is another refinement of that art,studded with metaphors and unexpected asidesThe short story form was made for Jeanette Winterson...mesmerising prose poemsHer stories transport us into the dizzyingly fertile mind of one of Britain's most prodigiously gifted authors...breathtaking
Jeanette Winterson
Jeanette Winterson OBE is a British writer,broadcaster and activist.
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