Description
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.Author: A. S. Byatt
Publisher: Canongate Books
Published: 06/06/2019
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9781786894526
ISBN10: 1786894521
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Literary
- Fiction | Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology
- Fiction | Feminist
About the Author
A.S. Byatt is renowned internationally for her novels and short stories, including the Booker Prize-winning Possession, The Biographer's Tale and the Man Booker-shortlisted The Children's Book. A distinguished critic as well as a writer of fiction, she was appointed CBE in 1990 and DBE in 1999.