- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Profile Books (2 July 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846682584
- ISBN-13: 978-1846682582
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 13 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 233,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Wonderful stories,
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This review is from: Ox-Tales:Earth (Paperback)
These are wonderful stories, collected together to raise money for Oxfam. Highlights include Rose Tremain's The Jestor of Astapovo, a brilliant re-imagining of the last days of Tolstoy, and Hanif Kureishi's ghostly Long Ago Yesterday. The most impressive thing is that this book - and the other Ox-Tales collections - showcase the best in British writing, so as well as reading great stories by your favourite writers, you are bound to discover some fantastic writing from authors you might not already know. Get the set!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Sparkling short stories,
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This is a neat little paperback, ideal to carry in a bag or pocket and convenient to read on your commuting journey. At the same time you know you are helping the charity Oxfam. The book includes a poem by Vikram Seth and stories from Ian Rankin, Kate Atkinson, Nicholas Shakespeare and Rose Tremain amongst others as well as information about the charity's work.
From Russia in the early 1900s with a rural stationmaster overwhelmed by unexpected guests; to an African lady who is suddenly fascinated by the history of Charlotte Corday who murdered the French revolutionary, Marat; this is a brilliant collection from some of the masters of the art of storytelling. The first in a series of 4 books written around the themes of Earth, Air, Fire and Water and celebrating the work of the charity, this is a book well worth purchasing.
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Short Stories for OXFAM.,
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This is a wonderful collection of varied length short stories devoted to such a good cause. I found the "Boys in Cars " a particularly poignant one and was near to tears at the end, a wonderful exposition of autism, of which the author has such a personal involvement, brilliant.Ian Rankin's was astonishing, he penned it in 202 words, quite amazing but so enjoyable!!!!
I am now hooked and must try the other three collections soon!
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