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Fly Away Home (Paperback)
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Fly Away Home (Paperback)
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List price R277
Loot Price R208
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You Save R69 (25%)
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Long-listed for the 2016 Edge Hill Short Story Prize Fly Away Home
is Marina Warner's third - and eagerly-awaited - collection of
short stories. Inspired by fairy tales, legends, and mythology,
this timeless selection explores the themes of love and war - in
families, and between generations. In `Melusine' a gorgeous mermaid
encounters disaster in love and visits her aunt, Morgan le Fay, to
pour out her woes ; in `Breadcrumbs' a hospital patient overhears a
night nurse recounting an extraordinary tale of family torn apart
under terrifying circumstances. `Out of the Burning House'
introduces an elderly actor recalling an unusual case of heartbreak
at the hands of a TV personality; in `The Difference in the Dose' a
young mother becomes increasingly anxious about the rift between
herself and her adoptive mother. And in `Letter to an Unknown
Soldier' a thirteen year-old girl writes a heartrending second
letter to an older brother away at war, having had no reply to her
first... Like her award-winning novels, Marina Warner's stories
conjure up mysteries and wonders in a physical world, treading a
delicate, magical line between the natural and the supernatural,
between openness and fear. An elegant mix of the poignant, the
caustic, and the bizarre, Fly Away Home will be treasured by fans
and new readers alike.
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