A Pocketful of Crows
A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
Published on 19. October 2017
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4732-2218-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
Reviews / Votes
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 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Dimensions
Height: 205 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
309 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4732-2218-2 (9781473222182)
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Joanne Harris
A Pocketful of Crows
A modern fairytale novella from the Sunday Times top-ten bestselling author
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10/2017
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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.