| Jigs & Reels: Stories Contributor(s): Harris, Joanne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060590149 ISBN-13: 9780060590147 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2006 Annotation: The popular author of "Chocolat" and "Five Quarters of the Orange" is best known for her sensual descriptions of food and her pleasing portraits of small-town life in France. Fans who pick up this collection of 22 short stories will be surprised at the new directions Harris explores. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Fantasy - Contemporary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.4" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Each of the twenty-two tales in this enchanting collection is a surprise and a delight, melding the poignant and the possible with the outrageous, the magical, and, sometimes, the eerily haunting. Wolf men, dolphin women, defiant old ladies, and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear -- in Jigs & Reels the miraculous goes hand in hand with the mundane, the sour with the sweet, and the beautiful, the grotesque, the seductive, and the disturbing are never more than one step away. Whether she's exploring the myth of beauty, the pain of infidelity, or the wonder of late-life romance, Joanne Harris once again proves herself a master of the storyteller's trade. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harris, Joanne: - Joanne Harris is the author of seven previous novels--Chocolat, Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, Coastliners, Holy Fools, Sleep, Pale Sister, and Gentlemen & Players; a short story collection, Jigs & Reels; and two cookbook/memoirs, My French Kitchen and The French Market. Half French and half British, she lives in England. |