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A Portable Shelter
Kirsty Logan
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Description for A Portable Shelter
Paperback. In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child. Each passes the time by telling the baby stories, trying to pass on the lessons they've learned: tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 169 x 199 x 14. Weight in Grams: 136.
In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child. Each passes the time by telling the baby stories, trying to pass on the lessons they've learned: tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons. But they must keep their storytelling a secret from one another, as they've agreed to only ever tell the plain truth. So to cloak their tales, Ruth tells her stories when Liska is at work, to a background of ... Read more
In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child. Each passes the time by telling the baby stories, trying to pass on the lessons they've learned: tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons. But they must keep their storytelling a secret from one another, as they've agreed to only ever tell the plain truth. So to cloak their tales, Ruth tells her stories when Liska is at work, to a background of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784702342
SKU
V9781784702342
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About Kirsty Logan
Kirsty Logan is a writer, performer, literary editor, writing mentor and book reviewer. She is the author of a short story collection, The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales, and one novel, The Gracekeepers. She regularly performs her stories at events and festivals throughout the world. She lives in Glasgow with her wife and their rescue dog. www.kirstylogan.com ... Read more
Reviews for A Portable Shelter
A collection of skillfully written short stories in which the beauty of imagination meets the inevitable harshness of life
Vanessa Piras, four stars
Skinny
A collection of skilfully written short stories in which the beauty of imagination meets the inevitable harshness of life... Undeniable literary merit.
Vanessa Piras
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Vanessa Piras, four stars
Skinny
A collection of skilfully written short stories in which the beauty of imagination meets the inevitable harshness of life... Undeniable literary merit.
Vanessa Piras
List
What's ... Read more