Stories in the Dark

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A terrified 12-year-old boy finds himself separated from his family in the unfamiliar streets of a war-torn city. He takes refuge in a bombed-out house and in the total blackness his bravado crumbles into tears.

Into his life steps Anna-older, street smart and scornful of his crying. As a way of shutting the boy up, she starts to tell him a story that she vaguely remembers from her own childhood. And so begins a journey into the shifting, shimmering world of ogres, princes, singing bones, foolish lads and wolf-mothers.

Stories in the Dark explores the power of storytelling, mingling the magic and earthy wisdom of folk tales with the hard-edged story of violence, conflict and the struggle to survive.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780868198316
Published: April 2008

Number of pages: 80
Width: 137 mm
Height: 210 mm
Depth: 6 mm

Publisher: Currency Press Pty Ltd