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SWANSONG / ENNUI / BANANAS / WHERE THE CARPET ENDS (STORYCUTS)
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| By: |
Shena Mackay |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£1.24 |
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| ISBN 10: |
144812817X |
| ISBN 13: |
9781448128174 |
| Publisher: |
VINTAGE PUBLISHING |
| Pub. date: |
1 November, 2011 |
| Edition: |
Digital original |
| Pages: |
25 |
| Description: |
Part of the "Storycuts" series, this title presents the following four stories: "Swansong", "Ennui", "Bananas" and "Where the Carpet Ends". |
| Synopsis: |
In 'Swansong', Louisa has returned to her home town to attend the funeral of a friend, but she is distracted by memories of a man she once knew and the sheer number of swans in the town's charity shops.'Ennui' tells the possible story of an artistic couple from the early 20th century.In 'Bananas', a timid grandmother finds herself increasingly embarrassed by the attentions of the exuberant local foreign shopkeeper whom she has secretly christened 'Bananas'. In 'Where the Carpet Ends', Miss Agnew lives in the rafters of an Eastbourne hotel, amongst eccentric characters drawn together in their 'reduced circumstances'. Stifled by her stale and impoverished surroundings, she dreams of change.Part of the Storycuts series, these four stories were previously published in the collection The Atmospheric Railway. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Vintage Digital |
| Returns: |
Returnable |