A Snow Garden and Other Stories
From the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
$24.31
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2016
Summary
A collection of seven Christmas stories from the author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy.
As read on Radio 4, seven linked stories set in the Christmas holidays – all as funny, joyous, poignant and memorable as Christmas should be.
A Faraway Smell of Lemon The school term has ended. It is almost Christmas but Binny, out last-minute shopping, couldn’t feel less like wishing glad tidings to all…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784162047 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1784162043 |
| Author: | Rachel Joyce |
| Publisher: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Imprint: | Black Swan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2016 |
| Weight: | 146g |
| Dimensions: | 176mm x 129mm x 15mm |
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Critics Review
Full of bittersweet Christmas moments. A real gem.
Full of bittersweet Christmas moments. A real gem. * Good Housekeeping *
These stories are heartwarming. – Imogen Lycett Green * Daily Mail *
Joyce is warm and very funny, and she has a merciless eye for those nightmare moments when weaknesses are exposed and everything is called into question. – Kate Saunders * The Times *
The perfect tonic for tinsel-itis, [A Snow Garden] is laced with quietly devastating observations on love and marriage. – Hephzibah Anderson * Observer *
As sparkling and Christmassy as a selection box. * Sunday Mirror *
Rachel Joyce is one of the most sensitive but forensic archaeologists of everyday life. A Snow Garden is a powerful collection of loosely connected Christmas tales .. acutely observed. As many people reach panic mode, they will be a gentle reminder of what really matters at this time of year. – Patricia Nicol * Sunday Times *
Each of these Christmas stories has wit and charm and holds a quirky surprise * Choice Magazine *
Each of these Christmas stories has wit and charm and holds a quirky surprise * Choice Magazine *
The perfect tonic for tinsel-itis, it’s laced with quietly devastating observations on love and marriage. * guardian *
her first collection of stories; each has a wintry warmth, and the lightness of touch and emotional depth that marks all of Joyce’s work. Need another reason to get hold of it? It’s a beautiful little book, too, perfect to discover under wrapping paper and ribbon – Erica Wagner * Harper’s Bazaar *
About The Author
Rachel Joyce
Rachel Joyce is the author of the Sunday Times and international bestsellers The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, Perfect and The Love Song of Miss Queenie Hennessy. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Book Prize and longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and has been translated into 34 languages. Rachel Joyce was awarded the Specsavers National Book Awards ‘New Writer of the Year’ in December 2012 and shortlisted for the ‘Writer of the Year’ 2014. She is also the author of the short story, A Faraway Smell of Lemon and the forthcoming short story collection, A Snow Garden & Other Stories and a new novel for 2016, The Music Shop. She is the award-winning writer of over 30 original afternoon plays and classic adaptations for BBC Radio 4. Rachel Joyce lives with her family in Gloucestershire.
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