The Stairs Are a Snowcapped Mountain

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• Judy Darley

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• Narrativa

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Some homeschool days, the lounge is a sea, stairs a snowcapped mountain, bathroom a jungle, Mum and Dad’s bedroom a sun-seared dessert…The stories in The Stairs Are a Snowcapped Mountain speak of togetherness and how we strive to connect with that one person who could save us, and how we attempt to save the people who most matter to us.Discover the lost, the self-conscious, the reckless. Learn how to milk an alpaca. Encounter a river with one thing on its mind. Touch on moments of isolation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Find out how a ghost tree could bring a community together. Witness the moment when friendship sparks into something more. Consume a life in one mouthful. Meet the lovers, the families and the undefinable others who make up these worlds and sweep us along.Praise for The Stairs Are a Snowcapped MountainDarley has a beguiling and distinct voice; her writing is never less than beautiful. A captivating collection.—Amanda Huggins, author of Crossing the Lines and All Our Squandered BeautyBeautifully written and frequently surprising, this book is a wonderful read for these unusual and uncertain times.—Gaynor Jones, author of Among These AnimalsThere’s so much loveliness in Darley’s collection, often in the most unexpected places. In every way, this is a collection for all the senses to savour.—Fiona J Mackintosh, author of The Yet Unknowing World

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2022

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