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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 - Couverture souple

Harris, Joanne

 
9780552778794: A Cat, a Hat, and a Piece of String: a spellbinding collection of unforgettable short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat
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ISBN 10 : 0552778796 ISBN 13 : 9780552778794
Editeur : Black Swan, 2014

Synopsis

An enthralling and enchanting collection of short stories from the bestselling author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief... Perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson and Kate Mosse as well as readers of Eve Chase and Stacey Halls.

'A vibrant tombola of stories...' -- Time Out
'Strongly plotted and written in registers that are variously comical, sad and surreal...' - Independent
'A jewel of a book' -- ***** Reader review
'Sublime and touching' -- ***** Reader review
'Unputdownable' -- ***** Reader review
'Compelling - you can lose yourself one story at a time' -- ***** Reader review
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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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À propos de l'auteur

Joanne Harris is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of over twenty novels. Her Whitbread-shortlisted novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is the author of several other bestsellers, including The Lollipop Shoes, Peaches for Monsieur Le Curé and The Strawberry Thief. She has also 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 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, and in 2022 an OBE. She lives in Yorkshire, plays bass and flute in a band first formed when she was sixteen, and works in a shed in her garden. She is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and served for four years as Chair of the Society of Authors. She also has a form of synaesthesia which enables her to smell colours. Red, she says, smells of chocolate.

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Éditeur
Black Swan
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0552778796
ISBN 13 
9780552778794
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
288
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Personne responsable
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