When this classic collection of stories first appeared--in 1962, on the author's thirtieth birthday--Arthur Mizener wrote in *The New York Times Book Review:* "Updike is a romantic [and] like all American romantics, that is, he has an irresistible impulse to go in memory home again in order to find
Feather by Feather and Other Stories
β Scribed by O'Connacht, Lynn E
- Book ID
- 109663902
- Publisher
- Dovelet Books
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1019 KB
- Category
- Fiction
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β¦ Synopsis
Feather by Feather and Other Stories is a varied collection of over 40 stories and poems. In these stories, demons struggle with their nature (and bake biscuits); a young girl faces a witch in search of the bobble hat that will save her Great-Aunt; a steam engine attempts the impossible; a student finds a book that may spell the death of her; catastrophe strikes Nightshadow and his people, testing their faith in the Stars; a mermaid learns that life above the sea offers far more than princes; ghosts howl their stories at passersby; an asexual teenager struggles with relationships and trust; and Phee⦠Well. Phee is Phee.
Lynn E. OβConnachtβs first collection is a kaleidoscope of tales, featuring folktale and fairytale retellings, superhero fiction, science fiction, realistic fiction and more. Sensitive, imaginative, heart-wrenching, gentle, witty, candid, and engrossing Feather by Feather and Other Stories is a powerful and enchanting selection. It also...
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