Jigs & Reels: a collection of captivating and surprising short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling...

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Joanne Harris

Jigs & Reels

a collection of captivating and surprising short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling...

Joanne Harris

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Black Swan
01 February 2005

Fiction & Literature; Short stories

A book of short stories from the author of CHOCOLAT

Tantalising and seductive short stories from the bestselling author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief... Perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson and Kate Mosse as well as readers of Eve Chase and Stacey Halls.

'Evocative, mystical and funny - perfect for curling up on the sofa with' - COMPANY 'Leaves us wanting more' -- SUNDAY TIMES 'The best thing I've read in years' --
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Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolf men, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear- in Joanne Harris's first collection of short stories 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.

This is an eclectic selection of tales for our times that shows a side to Joanne Harris you have never seen before.

So go on, be tempted. After all, it's only dancing.

By: Joanne Harris
Imprint: Black Swan
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 211g
ISBN: 9780552771795
ISBN 10: 0552771791
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 01 February 2005
Recommended Age: From 0 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joanne Harris is the author of the Whitbread-shortlisted Chocolat (made into an Oscar-nominated film starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp) and many other bestselling novels. Her hobbies are listed in Who's Who as 'mooching, lounging, strutting, strumming, priest-baiting and quiet subversion'. She plays bass guitar in a band first formed when she was 16, is currently studying Old Norse, and lives with her husband and daughter in Yorkshire, about 15 miles from the place she was born.

Reviews for Jigs & Reels: a collection of captivating and surprising short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat

Witty, moving and thought-provoking, Jigs & Reels is a treat * Time Out * Tantalising and suggestive, and leaves us wanting more * The Sunday Times * She revels in the blackly comic, with twisted tales that will pleasantly surprise fans while attracting a whole new audience * Glamour * Evocative, mystical and funny - perfect for curling up on the sofa with * Company * A stunning compilation... A magical experience from beginning to end -- Rula Lenska