Refreshingly unpretentious short stories. Some have been published
before, but the majority are new, and all are fine examples of
Tremain's seemingly limitless imagination and mastery of numerous
styles. Here we glimpse into the lives of a solitary, bitter
spinster candle-maker in Corsica; an ambitious horologist,
'repairer of time' who is obsessed by what lies behind
Evangelista's fan; the astounding awakening of a doctor from her
temporary waking coma; and Agincourt as seen by the herald who
rides to negotiate between the two camps. Sometimes magical,
sometimes startlingly real, this is a powerful, diverse collection.
(Kirkus UK)
'A master class in the art of storytelling' Observer This short
story collection demonstrates the enormous range of Tremain's
talent and imagination. The teasing and brilliant title story,
Evangelista's Fan, is set in a disturbing dreamlike version of
Regency London, where a young italian clockmaker contrives a
magical means, not only of repairing time, but also of unlocking
the mechanism of sexual happiness. Here is history - Agincourt as
seen by the herald who rides between the two camps - alongside such
contemporary issues as mortgage debt and medical error. Here are
stories set in Cornwall, Corsica, Nashville, Niagara and an
unidentified city which conjures up any and every Western European
capital. Here are the obstinate dreams of the old and the
passionate struggles of the young; here is heartbreak and humour;
and here, above all, is love in its many and varied forms.
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