Ordinary Wonder Tales

Ordinary Wonder Tales
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Publisher : Biblioasis
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9781771965064
ISBN-13 : 1771965061
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Book Synopsis Ordinary Wonder Tales by : Emily Urquhart

Download or read book Ordinary Wonder Tales written by Emily Urquhart and published by Biblioasis. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Prize for Nonfiction A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine—and reveals the magic in the everyday. “I’ve always felt that the term fairy tale doesn’t quite capture the essence of these stories,” writes Emily Urquhart. “I prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.” In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm—or the onset of a loved one’s dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.


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