A Portable Shelter

Kirsty Logan

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Vintage
03 January 2017

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

A collection of magical stories from the author of The Gracekeepers and The Rental Heart

In their tiny, sea-beaten cottage on the north coast of Scotland, Liska and Ruth await the birth of their first child.

Each passes the time by telling the baby stories, trying to pass on the lessons they've learned- tales of circuses and stargazing, selkie fishermen and domestic werewolves, child-eating witches and broken-toothed dragons.

But they must keep their storytelling a secret from one another, as they've agreed to only ever tell the plain truth. So to cloak their tales, Ruth tells her stories when Liska is at work, to a background of shrieking seabirds; Liska tells hers when Ruth is asleep, with the lighthouse sweeping its steady beam through the window.

By: Kirsty Logan
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 127g
ISBN: 9781784702342
ISBN 10: 178470234X
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 03 January 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kirsty Logan is a writer, performer, literary editor, writing mentor and book reviewer. She is the author of a short story collection, The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales, and one novel, The Gracekeepers. She regularly performs her stories at events and festivals throughout the world. She lives in Glasgow with her wife and their rescue dog. www.kirstylogan.com @kirstylogan

Reviews for A Portable Shelter

A collection of skillfully written short stories in which the beauty of imagination meets the inevitable harshness of life -- Vanessa Piras, four stars Skinny What's important is that it works, and that Logan's lyrical, dreamlike storytelling reminds us why folk tales exist. -- Alastair Mabbott Herald A fascinating and original book, Kirsty Logan is a writer to watch. Diva