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Learning to Talk : A Collection of Short Stories [Large Print] by Mantel, Hilary, 1952- is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Learning to Talk : A Collection of Short Stories [Large Print] about?

This sharp, funny collection of stories drawn from life begins in the 1950s in an insular northern village 'scoured by bitter winds and rough gossip tongues.' For the child narrator, the only way to survive is to get up, get on, get out.In 'King Billy is a Gentleman', the child must come to terms with the loss of a father and the puzzle of a fading Irish heritage. 'Curved Is the Line of Beauty' is a story of friendship, faith and a near-disaster in a scrap-yard. The title story sees our narrator ironing out her northern vowels with the help of an ex-actress with one lung and a Manchester accent. In 'Third Floor Rising', she watches, dazzled, as her mother carves out a stylish new identity.With a deceptively light touch, Mantel locates the transforming moments of a haunted childhood.

Author

Mantel, Hilary, 1952-

Publisher

Chivers Large Print

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9781405632454

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities