| The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories Contributor(s): Donoghue, Emma (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156027399 ISBN-13: 9780156027397 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Sea Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2002000466 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.63" W x 8.54" (0.78 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Donoghue finds her inspiration for these wry, robust tales in obscure scraps of historical records: an engraving of a woman giving birth to rabbits; a plague ballad; surgical case notes; theological pamphlets; an articulated skeleton. Here kings, surgeons, soldiers, and ladies of leisure rub shoulders with cross-dressers, cult leaders, poisoners, and arsonists. Whether she's spinning the tale of an Irish soldier tricked into marrying a dowdy spinster, a Victorian surgeon's attempts to improve women, a seventeenth-century countess who ran away to Italy disguised as a man, or an undead murderess returning for the maid she left behind to be executed in her place, Emma Donoghue brings to her stories an elegant, colorful prose filled with unforgettable sights, sounds and smells (Elle). Here she summons the ghosts of those women who counted for nothing in their own day, but who come to unforgettable life in fiction. |
Contributor Bio(s): Donoghue, Emma: - Born in Ireland, Emma Donoghue spent many years in England and now lives in Canada. She is the author of Slammerkin as well as two other novels, a collection of short stories, and a collection of fairy tales. Her novels have been translated into eight languages. |