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OverviewWith language as dazzling as the wondrous visionary landscapes they evoke, these seventeen works transport the reader to worlds in which sleep is illegal, the lives of lonely department store clerks are transformed by fairies, the rich wear coal jewelry on an island of diamonds, and the living laminate their dead. Here is a universe where rooms go missing, women give birth to their lovers, and the young contemplate God's creative powers through pet tortoises. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jeanette WintersonPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.193kg ISBN: 9780375702365ISBN 10: 0375702369 Pages: 240 Publication Date: 20 June 2000 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsA brilliant collection. . .speculative, philosophical and surreal. . . . You will fall in love with this writer. -- The Baltimore Sun <br><br> Winterson is a grand warrior. . .a modern writer, a modern thinker. . . . Her images are fantastic. -- Los Angeles Times <br><br> Like a literary periscope scanning island after island in the sea of Winterson's imagination. -- Boston Book Review <br><br> That Winterson is an original and important writer is surely by now beyond question. . . . One of the pleasures of this collection is that it allows the reader to map the gradual evolution of her writing. -- The Boston Globe A brilliant collection. . .speculative, philosophical and surreal. . . . You will fall in love with this writer. -- The Baltimore Sun <br> Winterson is a grand warrior. . .a modern writer, a modern thinker. . . . Her images are fantastic. -- Los Angeles Times <br> Like a literary periscope scanning island after island in the sea of Winterson's imagination. -- Boston Book Review <br> That Winterson is an original and important writer is surely by now beyond question. . . . One of the pleasures of this collection is that it allows the reader to map the gradual evolution of her writing. -- The Boston Globe A brilliant collection. . .speculative, philosophical and surreal. . . . You will fall in love with this writer. --The Baltimore Sun Winterson is a grand warrior. . .a modern writer, a modern thinker. . . . Her images are fantastic. --Los Angeles Times Like a literary periscope scanning island after island in the sea of Winterson's imagination. --Boston Book Review That Winterson is an original and important writer is surely by now beyond question. . . . One of the pleasures of this collection is that it allows the reader to map the gradual evolution of her writing. --The Boston Globe Author InformationJeanette Winterson lives in the English countryside outside London. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |