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Hieroglyphics
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Product Description
A beautiful collection - charming, witty and touching - these stories give voice to a variety of different characters: from the little girl who wants to look 'subtle' for her father's funeral, a child who has an email pen pal on Jupiter and an old lady who becomes a star through 'zimmerobics'. Often writing in a vibrant Glaswegian vernacular, Donovan deftly gives her characters authenticity with a searing power, aided and abetted by tender subtlety.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #45274 in Books
- Published on: 2004-01-26
- Original language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- 176 pages
Editorial Reviews
The Daily Telegraph
An excellent debut…Donovan illuminates exactly the dislocations and intensifications that occur within a relationship.
The Scotsman
A page-turner to make you laugh and cry.
Sunday Herald
Conjures up spellbinding stories of childhood and change in voices so vibrant they leave you speechless.
Customer Reviews
Stories to make you laugh and cry.
For who enjoy's Anne Donovan's writing these short stories are not to be missed.
In this collection of stories AD manages to give a vibrant voice to a host of different characters ranging from old ladies to children.
Some of the writing is in Glaswegian but that should not cause too many problems.
A good point of AD is that some of her stories are uplifting, optimistic and heartwarming which makes them all the better to read.
