Garner Elizabeth - Lost & Found - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: 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 Garner's 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.
Title: Lost & Found
Author(s): Garner Elizabeth, Phoebe Connolly
Publisher: Unbound
Barcode: 9781800181236
Pages: 272 Pages
Publication Date: 3/7/2023
Category: Short Stories