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The White Road and Other Stories by Tania Hershman (2008, Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Personalize
- No
- Era
- 2000s
- Signed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Personalized
- No
- Original Language
- English
- Intended Audience
- Young Adults, Adults
- Inscribed
- No
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9781844714971
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Salt Publishing
ISBN-10
1844714977
ISBN-13
9781844714971
eBay Product ID (ePID)
116571896
Product Key Features
Book Title
White Road and Other Stories
Number of Pages
144 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Short Stories (Single Author), Historical
Genre
Fiction, Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.3 in
Item Weight
7.6 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
FIC
Table Of Content
The White RoadHeavy BonesSelf RaisingThe HandSpace FrightI am A CameraOn a RollMugsSunspotsGo AwayBrewing a stormThe Angel in the Car ParkEvie and the ArfidsFlora comes backRainstiffnessHeartKnottedExpressFirstsExchange RatesDrizzlingPlaitsThe Incredible Exploding VictorYou'll KnowMy Name is HenryFish-Filled SeaNorth Cold
Synopsis
What links a caf in Antarctica, a factory for producing electronic tracking tags and a casino where gamblers can wager their shoes? They're among the multiple venues where award-winning writer Tania Hershman sets her unique tales in this spellbinding debut collection.Fleeing from tragedy, a bereaved mother opens a cafe on the road to the South Pole. A town which has always suffered extreme cold enjoys sudden warmth. A stranger starts plaiting a young woman's hair. A rabbi comes face to face with an angel in a car park. An elderly woman explains to her young carer what pregnancy used to mean before science took over. A middle-aged housewife overcomes a fear of technology to save her best friend. A desperate childless woman resorts to extreme measures to adopt. A young man's potential is instantly snuffed out by Nature's whims. A lonely widow bakes cakes in the shape of test tubes and DNA.A number of these stories are inspired by articles from science magazines, taking fact as their starting points and wondering what might happen if . . .' In these surreal, lyrical stories, many of which are only a few pages long, Tania Hershman allows her imagination free reign, as her characters navigate through love, death, friendship, spirituality, mental illness and the havoc wreaked by the weather., What links a cafe in Antarctica, a factory for producing electronic tracking tags and a casino where gamblers can wager their shoes? They're among the multiple venues where award-winning writer Tania Hershman sets her unique tales in this spellbinding debut collection. A number of these stories are inspired by articles from science magazines, taking fact as their starting points and wondering what might happen if. In these surreal, lyrical stories, many of which are only a few pages long, Tania Hershman allows her imagination free reign, as her characters navigate through love, death, friendship, spirituality, mental illness and the havoc wreaked by the weather., What links a caf in Antarctica, a factory for producing electronic tracking tags and a casino where gamblers can wager their shoes? They're among the multiple venues where award-winning writer Tania Hershman sets her unique tales in this spellbinding debut collection.
LC Classification Number
PR6108.E78
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