Half a Creature from the Sea : A Life in Stories

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This is a collection of dark, powerful and moving short stories from master storyteller David Almond, inspired by his childhood in the north-east of England. Stories include: "The Missing Link", "Joe Quinn's Poltergeist", "Harry Miller's Run", "Slog's Dad", "Klaus Vogel and the Bad Lads", "Mary Malone", "Half a Creature from the Sea", and, "When God Came to Kathleen's Garden". It features coming of age stories on the theme of closeness to home, deftly interwoven with illuminating autobiographical pieces on the inspirations behind the fiction. It is a beautifully produced jacketed hardback edition with black and white vignette illustrations. It comes from the author of the internationally award-winning Skellig.

ISBN10: 1406365599	ISBN13: 9781406365597
Format: Paperback	Pages: 240
Publisher: Walker Books Ltd	GoodReads Rating: 4
Author: David Almond, Eleanor Taylor,