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A Pocketful of Crows: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
Joanne Harris
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Description for A Pocketful of Crows: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
hardcover.
I am as brown as brown can be,
And my eyes as black as sloe;
I am as brisk as brisk can be,
And wild as forest doe.
(The Child Ballads, 295)
So begins a beautiful tale of love, loss and revenge. Following the seasons, A Pocketful of Crows balances youth and age, wisdom and passion and draws on nature and folklore to weave a stunning modern mythology around a nameless wild girl.
Only love could draw her into the world of named, tamed things. And it seems only revenge will be powerful enough to let her escape.
Beautifully illustrated by Bonnie Helen Hawkins, this is a stunning and original modern fairytale.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Gollancz
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473222182
SKU
9781473222182
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-2
About Joanne Harris
JOANNE HARRIS is an Anglo-French author, whose books include twenty novels, three cookbooks, and many short stories. Her work is extremely diverse, covering aspects of magic realism, suspense, historical fiction, mythology, and fantasy. In 2000, her 1999 novel Chocolat was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, an honorary fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and in 2022 was awarded an OBE by the Queen.
Reviews for A Pocketful of Crows: A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
I loved this story . . . It offers a reminder that however much man tries to insulate himself with his beliefs and inventions, he remains reliant on and at the mercy of the forces of nature
NeverImitate
A cozy flight of fancy to curl up with on a chilly night
Publishers Weekly
The perfect novel to curl up with on a cold autumn night . . . It is a fierce, intelligent interpretation of a folk ballad
Book Murmuration
An utter delight
The Book Bag
I absolutely loved it . . . This lyrical read is a fairytale about life, love and ultimately revenge
Where There's Ink There's Paper
It was magical and utterly captured me
Aurora Sights
NeverImitate
A cozy flight of fancy to curl up with on a chilly night
Publishers Weekly
The perfect novel to curl up with on a cold autumn night . . . It is a fierce, intelligent interpretation of a folk ballad
Book Murmuration
An utter delight
The Book Bag
I absolutely loved it . . . This lyrical read is a fairytale about life, love and ultimately revenge
Where There's Ink There's Paper
It was magical and utterly captured me
Aurora Sights