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Living as a Moon (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Living as a Moon (NZ Author/Topic) (Large Print)
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Owen Marshall
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:392 | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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Category/Genre | Large Print RHYW Large Print NZ Author/Topic in Large Print |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781459672314
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Edition |
Large Print Edition
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
RHYW Large Print
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Imprint |
ReadHowYouWant
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NZ Release Date |
12 October 2013 |
Publication Country |
Australia
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Description
Shortlisted for the NZ Post Book Awards, these 25 stories are at once arresting, moving, funny and full of insight into the human condition. Being a celebrity impersonator, says Aussie Elton John, is like living your life as a moon. We give up our identity and become just a reflection of another personality, like the moon having no fire of its own and being just a pale reflection of the sun when its not there. This collection of stories from master short fiction writer Owen Marshall is rich with people exploring their identities and how they are affected by others. There is Patrick, whose life is radically altered by a random encounter with a killer; widowed Margaret, who faces a new kind of existence alone; David, who experiences the spontaneous and passing friendship of strangers; Ian, whose wifes demands for a better lifestyle lead him to a new career in telephone sex. Set in both Europe and the Antipodes, these stories will be savoured long after reading.
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