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Jigs & Reels: a collection of captivating and surprising short stories from Joanne Harris, the bestselling author of Chocolat by Joanne Harris

Joanne Harris . Unknown Year . English

Tantalising and seductive short stories from the bestselling author of Chocolat and The Strawberry Thief... Perfect for fans of Kate Atkinson and Kate Mosse as well as readers of Eve Chase and Stacey Halls. 'Evocative, mystical and funny - perfect for curling up on the sofa with' - COMPANY 'Leaves us wanting more' -- SUNDAY TIMES 'The best thing I've read in years' -- ***** Reader review 'I found myself gripped by the stories and not wanting them to end' -- ***** Reader review 'A marvellous magic carpet ride!' -- ***** Reader review ******************************************************************************************** TAKE YOUR PARTNERS PLEASE! Suburban witches, defiant old ladies, ageing monsters, suicidal Lottery winners, wolf men, dolphin women and middle-aged manufacturers of erotic leatherwear: in Joanne Harris's first collection of short stories the miraculous goes hand-in-hand with the mundane, the sour with the sweet, and the beautiful, the grotesque, the seductive and the disturbing are never more than one step away. This is an eclectic selection of tales for our times that shows a side to Joanne Harris you have never seen before. So go on, be tempted. After all, it's only dancing.

Categories: Short Stories (Fiction)

About the Author

Joanne Harris (OBE, FRSL) is the internationally renowned and award-winning author of over twenty novels, plus novellas, cookbooks, scripts, short stories, libretti, lyrics, articles, and a self-help book for writers, TEN THINGS ABOUT WRITING. In 2000, her 1999 novel CHOCOLAT was adapted to the screen, starring Juliette Binoche and Johnny Depp. She holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Sheffield and Huddersfield, is an honorary Fellow of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Her hobbies are listed in Who's Who as 'mooching, lounging, strutting, strumming, priest-baiting and quiet subversion of the system'. She is active on social media, where she writes stories and gives writing tips as @joannechocolat; she posts writing seminars on YouTube; she performs in a live music and storytelling show with the #Storytime Band; and she works from a shed in her garden at her home in Yorkshire. She also has a form of synaesthesia which enables her to smell colours. Red, she says, smells of chocolate. Photo ©Frogspawn

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