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Isabel Turner Branch | Fiction SHORT STORIES Link | On loan until: 18/May/24 |
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Title Statement | White cat, black dog: stories / Kelly Link ; illustrations by Shaun Tan. |
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Author | Link, Kelly |
Additional Contributors | Tan, Shaun |
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Publication | New York: Random House,[2023]©2023 |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 260 pages |
ISBN | 9780593449950 (hardcover) |
Other Number | pr06903753 |
Contents | The White Cat's divorce --Prince hat underground --The White Road --The girl who did not know fear --The game of smash and recovery --The lady and the fox --Skinder's veil. |
Summary | "Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers-characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge, or their own sense of purpose. In "The White Cat's Divorce," an aging billionaire sends his three sons on a series of absurd goose chases to decide which will become his heir. In "The Girl Who Did Not Know Fear," a professor with a delicate health condition becomes stranded for days in an airport hotel after a conference, desperate to get home to her wife and young daughter, and in acute danger of being late for an appointment that cannot be missed. In "Skinder's Veil," a young man agrees to take over a remote house-sitting gig for a friend. But what should be a chance to focus on his long-avoided dissertation instead becomes a wildly unexpected journey, as the house seems to be a portal for otherworldly travelers-or perhaps a door into his own mysterious psyche"-- |
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By Genre | Short stories |