A Bag Of Moonshine
(Paperback, New edition)
Publishing Details
A Bag Of Moonshine
By (Author) Alan Garner
HarperCollins Publishers
HarperCollins
9th April 2002
4th February 2002
New edition
United Kingdom
Classifications
Primary and Secondary Educational
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Traditional stories
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Short stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Giants, trolls and other mythical humanoid
823.914
Physical Properties
Paperback
144
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 10mm
106g
Description
From the author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted Treacle Walker and the Carnegie Medal and Guardian Childrens Fiction Prize-winning classic, The Owl Service
Stunning new CollinsVoyager edition of Alan Garners collection of folklore.
Boggarts and gowks, fools and hobgoblins are only some of the strange and wonderful creatures in A Bag of Moonshine a veritable treasure trove of stories chosen from the folklore of England and Wales.
There are 22 tales in all, beautifully illustrated in black and whitel by prize-winning illustrator Patrick Lynch.
Author Bio
Alan Garner was born and still lives in Cheshire, an area which has had a profound effect on his writing and provided the seed of many ideas worked out in his books. His fourth book, The Owl Service' brought Alan Garner to everyone's attention. It won two important literary prizes The Guardian Award and the Carnegie Medal and was made into a serial by Granada Television. It has established itself as a classic and Alan Garner as a writer of great distinction.
