A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories

Hardback

Main Details

Title A Glove Shop in Vienna and Other Stories
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Eva Ibbotson
SeriesMacmillan Collector's Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 156,Width 100
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
Romance
Historical fiction
Short stories
ISBN/Barcode 9781529059342
ClassificationsDewey:823.914
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Macmillan Collector's Library
Publication Date 16 September 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

A collection of eighteen romantic short stories from the award-winning and much-loved Eva Ibbotson, A Glove Shop in Vienna will show you the great passions and astute observations of everyday life. Join Great Uncle Max, torn between his grand and secret love for Susie, the enchanting glove shop assistant, and the devotion of his opera-singing wife. Meet Miss Bennett, drama mistress at the fading Markham Street Primary School, whose search for a baby Jesus for the nativity play yields unexpected and miraculous results. And agonise with Kira, a dancer in Russia's Imperial Ballet school, thrown out onto the streets of St Petersburg and found by Edwin, a lonely dreamer. By turns comical, satirical, romantic and always unpredictable these wise stories are a delight from start to finish.

Author Biography

Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna in 1925 and moved to England with her father when the Nazis came to power. She wrote more than twenty books for children and adults, many of which garnered nominations for major awards for children's literature in the UK, including the Nestle Smarties Book Prize and the Whitbread Prize. Imaginative and humorous, Eva's books often convey her love of nature, in particular the Austrian countryside, which is evident in works such as The Star of Kazan and A Song for Summer. Eva passed away at her home in Newcastle on 20 October 2010. Her final book, One Boy and His Dog, was published in May 2011.