Con lo pseudonimo T. Kingfisher, Ursula Vernon crea narrativa per adulti che spesso sfuma i confini dei generi, addentrandosi nelle complessità della psiche umana con un misto di acuta intuizione e umorismo inaspettato. Le sue narrazioni creano mondi che appaiono sia familiari che stranamente alieni, spingendo i lettori a contemplare le intricate relazioni e il loro posto al loro interno. La voce distintiva di Kingfisher è caratterizzata da una profonda empatia e da un'abilità unica nell'intrecciare l'ordinario con lo straordinario, in modo simile a come si potrebbe incontrare in un giardino. Il suo lavoro invita a una riflessiva esplorazione delle peculiari meraviglie della vita.
Alex Easton does not want to visit America. They particularly do not want to visit an abandoned coal mine in West Virginia with a reputation for being haunted. But when their old friend Dr. Denton summons them to help find his lost cousin - who went missing in that very mine - well, sometimes a sworn soldier has to do what a sworn soldier has to do...
A charming, magical and sweet-filled adventure, continuing the story of Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse and Camembert the cat
In Paris, there is a cafe, elegantly furnished with polished wooden tables and an awning of striped gold and green, whose walls are filled with vintage posters advertising drinks such as Green Fairy Liqueur, Mermaid Madeira and Red Devil Lemonade. The cafe is owned by Monsieur Moutarde, and Monsieur Moutarde has made an extraordinary discovery.
Madame Pamplemousse is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon, Scorpion Tails in Smoked Garlic Oil, and Great Squid Tentacle in Jasmine-Scented Jelly. A quiet comradeship develops between Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse, and Madame's cat, Camembert. And together they create some wonderful culinary magic. Exquisite, beautifully formed prose that has echoes of Angela Carter belies a narrative that is full of pace. A wonderful fairy tale that will appeal to both adults and children.