Can
we believe in magic and spells? A young mother fearful for her
children in a polluted and uncertain world meets a charismatic
stranger who seems to offer a special kind of power…
Elizabeth
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'Moving
and compelling' - Sarah Salway
'Terrific...
very clever indeed and finally, very moving too'
-Adele Geras
'A
fantastic achievement from a fresh, noteworthy talent' - Goodreads
review.
'I
read most of this book in one sitting as I could not drag myself
away from its eerie storytelling... An accomplished, thoughtful
novel that offers us a strange new lens with which to view the
world' - Lisa
Glass, Vulpes Libris
'Intense
and unsettling. The prose is spartan, but powerful... Despite
its physical brevity, Too Many Magpies poses huge questions about
life today' -
Sally Zigmond
'Precise language and graceful use of time... Glitters with meanings'
- Judith Amanthis, Morning Star
'Deceptively
simple, a beautifully crafted novel in which every word seems
to have multiple layers of meaning' - Debi
Alper
'A wonderful conceit ... full of really wonderful imagery and
a sense of magic and science as equally mysterious forces in our
lives' - Jen Michalski,
JMWW magazine
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'Quite
swept me off my feet ' -Dovegreyreader
'A
stunning debut collection' - The Short Review.
For
reviews of Balancing on the Edge of the World see short story
page.
Order here.
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