| Author: | Jean Rafferty | ISBN: | 9781910192030 |
| Publisher: | Saraband | Publication: | December 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Saraband | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jean Rafferty |
| ISBN: | 9781910192030 |
| Publisher: | Saraband |
| Publication: | December 20, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Saraband |
| Language: | English |
“Longlisted for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered award 2015. “Strong feeling, uncompromising frankness” - Marina Warner. After suffering the torments of miscarriage for the ninth time, Mara has become desperate for a baby of her own. Desperate enough to try almost anything… A modern retelling of the age-old changeling myth, originally published in The Four Marys, a quartet of contemporary novellas drawing on Celtic history and folklore and exploring sometimes provocative themes of femininity and motherhood.
“Longlisted for the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered award 2015. “Strong feeling, uncompromising frankness” - Marina Warner. After suffering the torments of miscarriage for the ninth time, Mara has become desperate for a baby of her own. Desperate enough to try almost anything… A modern retelling of the age-old changeling myth, originally published in The Four Marys, a quartet of contemporary novellas drawing on Celtic history and folklore and exploring sometimes provocative themes of femininity and motherhood.
