The Woman who Gave Birth to Rabbits : : Stories

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Call Number: Fiction / Donoghue, Emma, Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Donoghue, Emma
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

Location & Checkout Length	Call Number	Checkout Length	Item Status
Downtown 2nd Floor 4-week checkout	Fiction / Donoghue, Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf
Westgate Adult Books 4-week checkout	Adult Book / Fiction / Historical / Donoghue, Emma	4-week checkout	On Shelf

"A Harvest book."
The last rabbit -- Acts of union -- The fox on the line -- Account -- Revelations -- Night vision -- Ballad -- Come, gentle night -- Salvage -- Cured -- Figures of speech -- Words for things -- How a lady dies -- A short story -- Dido -- The necessity of burning.
"Emma Donoghue, celebrated author of Slammerskin, vividly animates hidden scraps of the past in this remarkable collection. An engraving of a woman giving birth to rabbits, a plague ballad, theological pamphlets, and an articulated skeleton are ingeniously fleshed out into rollicking tales. Whether she's spinning the tale of a soldier tricked into marrying a dowdy spinster, or a Victorian surgeon's attempts to "improve" women, Donoghue fills us with the sights and smells of the period as she summons the ghosts of ordinary people, bringing them to unforgettable life in fiction."--Provided by publisher.

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Creative and great writing submitted by 21621031390949 on April 20, 2024, 2:36pm I loved this remarkable book of short stories. They are fiction - definitely fiction - but each story is based on a little snippet of history found in newspaper archives, old pamphlets, an old engraving the author found. Donoghue has created amazing and sometimes rollicking and hilarious stories centered upon each of these artifacts. Her writing style varies to fit the topic and the era. A truly inventive collection.