As the bombs rain down in the Second World War, one young girl is evacuated to the English countryside. Struggling to make sense of her new wartime life, she is given a copy of a book of ancient Norse myths and her inner and outer worlds are transformed.Linguistically stunning and imaginatively abundant, Byatt's mesmerising tale - inspired by the myth of Ragnarok -is a landmark piece of storytelling from one of the world's truly great writers.The Myths series brings together some of the world's finest writers, each of whom has retold a myth in a contemporary and memorable way. Authors in the series include Karen Armstrong, Margaret Atwood, A.S. Byatt, David Grossman, Natsuo Kirino, Alexander McCall Smith, Philip Pullman, Ali Smith and Jeanette Winterson.
ISBN: | 9781786894526 |
Publisher: | Canongate Books |
Imprint: | Canongate |
Published date: | 06 Jun 2019 |
DEWEY: | 823.914 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | 177 |
Weight: | 144g |
Height: | 200mm |
Width: | 124mm |
Spine width: | 13mm |