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Learning to Talk - Short Stories (Paperback) Loot Price: R219
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Learning to Talk - Short Stories (Paperback)

Hilary Mantel

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This sharp, funny collection of stories drawn from life begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out.

In 'King Billy is a Gentleman', the child must come to terms with the loss of a father and the puzzle of a fading Irish heritage. 'Curved Is the Line of Beauty' is a story of friendship, faith and a near-disaster in a scrap-yard. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In 'Third Floor Rising', she watches, dazzled, as her mother carves out a stylish new identity.

With a deceptively light touch, Mantel locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.

General

Imprint: Fourth Estate
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2003
First published: 2005
Authors: Hilary Mantel
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - B-format
Pages: 159
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-716644-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Collections & anthologies of various literary forms
Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
Books > Fiction > Special features > Short stories
Books > Fiction > Promotions
LSN: 0-00-716644-3
Barcode: 9780007166442

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