A terrified 12-year-old boy finds himself separated from his family in the unfamiliar streets of a war-torn city. He takes refuge in a bombed-out house and in the total blackness his bravado crumbles into tears.
Into his life steps Anna-older, street smart and scornful of his crying. As a way of shutting the boy up, she starts to tell him a story that she vaguely remembers from her own childhood. And so begins a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers.
Stories in the Dark explores the power of storytelling, mingling the magic and earthy wisdom of folk tales with the hard-edged story of violence, conflict and the struggle to survive.
By:
Debra Oswald Imprint: Currency Press Country of Publication: Australia Dimensions:
Height: 210mm,
Width: 137mm,
Spine: 6mm
Weight: 100g ISBN:9780868198316 ISBN 10: 0868198315 Pages: 80 Publication Date:30 April 2008 Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Primary
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Winner of NSW Premier's Literary Award Play Award 2008
Winner of NSW Premier's Literary Award Play Award 2008.
