| Format: | Paperback, 238 pages |
| Published In: | New Zealand, 04 February 2005 |
Best known for her well-loved and prize-winning novels, Stephanie Johnson also writes superb short stories, plays and poetry. Written over the last sixteen years, this collection of twenty-three stories show the breadth of Stephanie's writing. It features her poignant insights as well as her sharp wit, with characters as diverse as a woman arranging a second wife for her husband, a criminal returning to the care of his mother, and a widow who hears an octopus call her name. There are new and old favourites here; New Zealand stories and stories set overseas, reflecting back on our perspectives and lifestyle. There are fables and ghost stories, tales of the young and old. This is a book to dip into and devour. About the Author Stephanie Johnson is the author of two collections of poetry, The Bleeding Ballerina and Moody Bitch; two previous collections of short stories, The Glass Whittler and All the Tenderness Left in the World; and six novels: Crimes of Neglect, The Heart's Wild Surf, The Whistler, Belief, The Shag Incident and Music from a Distant Room. She has also written for stage, radio and film, and is a co-founder and creative director of the Auckland Readers and Writers Festival. |
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