Jigs and Reels

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Eclectic short stories for a wild reader.

Jigs and Reels is a collection of thrilling short stories perfect for readers who enjoy stepping out of their comfort zone. The book is a unique combination of the magical and the ordinary, with each story taking you on a ride through different worlds and different people. The characters range from suburban witches to suicidal lottery winners, and the stories are always surprising and unpredictable. If you are looking for a wild and electrifying reading experience, this book is perfect for you.

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Jigs and Reels

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ISBN: 9780552152334
Authors: Joanne Harris
Publisher: Black Swan
Date of Publication: 2005-03-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy, Romance
Related Topics: Magical Realism
Goodreads rating: 3.51
(rated by 3239 readers)

Description

Take your partners, please.Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolfmen, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear: in these twenty-two short stories by Joanne Harris, the miraculous goes hand-in-hand with the mundane, the sour with the sweet, and the beautiful, the grotesque, the seductive and the disturbing are never more than one step away."Jigs & Reels" is Joanne Harris's first collection of short stories. As she says in her foreword, a good short story can startle, ignite, and illuminate... giving you vivid, anarchic glimpses into different worlds, different people. Here, she proves she is as good as her word by creating an eclectic selection of tales for our times that will delight, surprise, entertain and horrify in equal measure. Sly, funny, sometimes provocative but always personal, "Jigs & Reels" shows a side to Joanne Harris you have never seen before. So go on, be tempted. After all, it's only dancing.
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Eclectic short stories for a wild reader.

Jigs and Reels is a collection of thrilling short stories perfect for readers who enjoy stepping out of their comfort zone. The book is a unique combination of the magical and the ordinary, with each story taking you on a ride through different worlds and different people. The characters range from suburban witches to suicidal lottery winners, and the stories are always surprising and unpredictable. If you are looking for a wild and electrifying reading experience, this book is perfect for you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.