This collection showcases a variety of writings by the acclaimed author known for their 2022 Booker Prize-shortlisted work, Treacle Walker. It offers readers a glimpse into the author's unique voice and literary style, featuring diverse themes and narratives that reflect their creative journey. Each piece is crafted with thoughtfulness, inviting readers to explore the depth of the author's imagination and storytelling prowess.
Elidor. The Owl Service. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. The Moon of Gomrath. A Bag of Moonshine
Elidor ; The Moon of Gomrath ; The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
Omnibus of Elidor, The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Moon of Gomrath
Stunning new edition of Alan Garner's folklore collection by CollinsVoyager.
A classic work of rural magic realism from one of Britain's greatest children's novelists Four interconnected fables of a way of living in rural England that is now disappeared. Craftsmen pass on, or withhold, secrets of their relationship with the natural world, which gives them the material from which they create useful and beautiful things. Smiths and chandlers, steeplejacks and quarrymen, all live and work hand in hand with the seasons, the elements and the land. There is a mutual respect and a knowledge of the magical here that somehow, somewhere was lost to us. These fables beautifully recapture and restore it to us. And a very particular landscape, on the outskirts of industrial Manchester, is brought vividly to life.
New edition containing four original stories. 8-11 years.
A collection of stories about fools drawn from American Indian, African, Irish, Gypsy, Sumatran, Flemish and British sources
I sing the eagle.It hangs above the grave mound.I sing, dreaming...William Buckley was transported to Australia in 1801. He escaped and lived as an Aborigine for thirty-one years. In this visionary novel, Alan Garner is true to William the Cheshire bricklayer and William the Aboriginal spiritual leader, as William is true to his fate.
Following on from the fiftieth anniversary of Alan Garner's seminal fantasy classic, THE WEIRDSTONE OF BRISINGAMEN, this beautifully produced hardback collects all of Alan's folk tales, told with his unique storytelling skill and inimitably clear voice. Essential reading for young and old alike, and a book to be treasured.Among the stories collected here are:,*Kate Crackernuts,*Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree,*Yallery BrownAges: 9+
Enthralling sequel to The Weirdstone of Brisingamen
