Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #765457 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Synopsis
Frances Gapper's stories have been widely anthologised but are brought together here for the first time, with several fresh and surprising new tales. From the 'bedwife' who teaches medieval brides to make love, to the secretary whose mind turns to murder, these stories are the creations of an imagination that is by turns angelic and demonic. Absent Kisses is a delightful collection of magic realism, fantasy, historical fiction and English humour.

Customer Reviews

Fantastic, Amazing, Brilliant
Wow! From the first line of the first story of this collection of short stories I fell in love. Make no mistake, this book is fantastic.
The stories made me laugh out loud, I never laugh out loud, they constantly surprised me, they moved me, they made me want to make Frances Gapper Queen of England.
These stories display a love of language withour alienating, they exude erudition without being above themselves but most of all they are fun, nice, warming, great.
Gapper should be at the forefront of everybody's wish list. It was the best book I have read in a long time and I read a lot. I'm going to read it again.