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The Magic Toyshop
(Paperback)
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Magic Toyshop
Contributors:
By (Author) Angela Carter
Introduction by Carmen Callil
Introduction by Carmen Callil
Series:
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:
Virago Press Ltd
Publication Date:
8th May 2018
UK Publication Date:
3rd May 2018
Country:
United Kingdom
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Fiction: general and literary
Fiction: Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
240
Dimensions:
Width 128mm, Height 196mm, Spine 22mm
Weight:
200g
Description
'The boldest of English women writers' LORNA SAGE
'Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night with her starry language' OBSERVER 'She can glide from ancient to modern, from darkness to luminosity, from depravity to comedy without any hint of strain and without losing the elusive power of the original tales' THE TIMES 'This crazy world whirled around her, men and women dwarfed by toys and puppets, where even the birds are mechanical and the few human figures went masked . . . She was in the night once again, and the doll was herself.' One night Melanie walks through the garden in her mother's wedding dress. The next morning her world is shattered. Forced to leave her rural home, she is sent to London to live with relatives she has never met: gentle Aunt Margaret, mute since her wedding day; and her brothers, Francie, whose graceful music belies his clumsy nature, and the volatile Finn. Brooding over all is Uncle Philip, who loves only the puppets he creates in his workshop, which are life-sized - and uncannily life-like.Reviews
The boldest of English women writers - Lorna Sage
Her writing is pyrotechnic - fuelled with ideas, packed with images and spangling the night sky with her starry language - ObserverShe can glide from ancient to modern, from darkness to luminosity, from depravity to comedy without any hint of strain and without losing the elusive power of the original tales - The TimesAuthor Bio
Angela Carter was born in 1940. One of Britain's most original and disturbing writers, she died in 1992.
