Lost & Found

(Hardback)

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[Elizabeth] Garner writes of myth with lyricism and sensitivity, she is steeped in the gift for being able to control the surreal with startling force.Amanda Craig, The Times

Her boy was born with eyes the colour of chestnuts, skin as soft as butter and his hair was coppice-copper bright. He was well-loved by both his mother and his father and they named him Johnnie

Folk tales take us beyond our own boundaries into unknown lands. Yet within these adventures, riddles and enchantments we find our common ground and shared humanity.

In this illustrated edition, Lost & Found is Elizabeth Garners own retelling of fifteen treasured folk tales that have nurtured, sustained, terrified and enthralled her in equal measure. Some of the stories are taken from the books of her childhood, some are remembered, and others she has discovered in her reading over the years.

Adorned with engraver Phoebe Connolly's beautiful woodcut illustrations, this collection includes stories such as The Riddle of the Crossroads, The Twisted Oak. The Wits of the Whetstone and many more.

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'Its the job of each generation to make the old tales speak afresh, and in this collection Elizabeth Garner has fashioned a vibrant web' Hugh Lupton"Lost & Found recalls the darker inheritance of Angela Carters The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, adding a new and enigmatic tone - Times Literary Supplement

Author Bio

Elizabeth Garner is the author of two novels, Nightdancing and The Ingenious Edgar Jones, both of which were influenced by traditional folk tale narratives and motifs. Garner is also the arts trustee at The Blackden Trust educational charity. Lost & Found is her first collection of rewritten stories. Based in Oxford.

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