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Moss witch
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- Book Synopsis
- Each story in Sara Maitland's new collection enacts a daring kind of alchemy, fusing together raw elements of scientific theory with ancient myth, folkloric archetype and contemporary storytelling. As the laboratory smoke settles, we are treated to a new strain of narrative: a hybrid of fiction and non-fiction, the atavistic and the futuristic. We're also introduced to a weird and wonderful cast of characters: identical twins who fight bitterly day and night for purely quantum mechanical reasons; an expert on bird migration awaiting the homecoming of her lover on the windswept shores of the Hebrides. All the more remarkable is that each of these stories sprang from a conversation with a scientist and grew directly out of cutting-edge research. As befits their hybrid nature, each is also accompanied by an afterword, specially written by the consulting scientist to introduce us to the wonder behind the weirdness.
- About The Author
- Sara Maitland (born 27 February 1950, London) grew up in Galloway and studied at Oxford University. Her first novel, Daughters of Jerusalem, was published in 1978 and won the Somerset Maugham Award. Novels since have included Three Times Table (1990), Home Truths (1993) and Brittle Joys (1999), and one co-written with Michelene Wandor - Arky Types (1987). She is also the author of The Book of Silence (2010) and Gossip from the Forrest: A Search for the Hidden Roots of Our Fairytales (2012). Her short story collections include Telling Tales (1983), A Book of Spells (1987) and On Becoming a Fairy Godmother (2003). Her short story 'Far North' was adapted for the screen by Asif Kapadia in 2007 and starred Sean Bean and Michelle Yeoh. Sara's science-inspired stories have also featured in several Comma Press anthologies including The New Uncanny (2008), When It Changed (2009), Litmus (2011), and Bio-Punk (2012). Her full collection of science-inspired stories, Moss Witch, was published by Comma in Dec 2013.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781905583423
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Comma Press, (01 January 2014)
- Weight
- 250 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 8 mm
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