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Foreword -- The Easthound -- Soul case -- Message in a bottle -- The smile on the face -- Left foot, right -- Old habits -- Emily breakfast -- Herbal -- A young candy daughter -- A raggy dog, a shaggy dog -- Shift -- Delicious monster -- Snow day -- Flying lessons -- Whose upward flight I love -- Blushing -- Ours is the prettiest -- Men sell not such in any town.;"In this long-awaited collection, Hopkinson continues to expand the boundaries of culture and imagination. Whether she is retelling The Tempest as a new Caribbean myth, filling a shopping mall with unfulfilled ghosts, or herding chickens that occasionally breathe fire, Hopkinson continues to create bold fiction that transcends boundaries and borders."--Back cover.
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