Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller (Paperback)

Hachette Uk Various Authors

ISBN 10: 1844086844 / ISBN 13: 9781844086849

Published by Little, Brown Book Group, London, 2013

About this Item

Paperback. Virago Press and the Asham Award, the foremost prize for stories by women, present a collection of tales to send you to places you've never been before. . .Here are tales of people who travel far and those who stay at home and dream; of strange things in suitcases; of roads that should not have been taken; of exotic cities and shabby towns. Some are running away, and some are travelling to come home.With new stories from well-known writers, including Helen Dunmore, and an Angela Carter fable, this is a book to tuck in your backpack, your valise or to enjoy, deep in your armchair, for no one can fail to be hooked by those beguiling words: once upon a time there was a traveller. . . A collection of some of the most original and dazzling short stories, from writers old and new Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller (Paperback)
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group, London
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844086844
• ISBN 13: 9781844086849
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

A collection of original and dazzling short stories from the Asham Award—a prize for stories by women, including specially commissioned stories from Ali Smith and Sara Wheeler

 

Here are stories of people who journey far and those who get as far as their dreams, of strange things in suitcases and roads that should not have been taken, of exotic cities and shabby seaside towns, of leaving lovers to hit the open road, and of the humor that comes with getting lost abroad. Some are about running away, and some about coming home. With new stories from Helen Dunmore and Susie Boyt and a tale by Angela Carter, this is a book to tuck in your backpack, your case, or your carry-on, or to enjoy deep in your armchair. You are about to go on a wonderful journey. The Sussex home of Virginia Woolf, Asham House, has been the source and support of this celebrated prize since 1995. This year's collection, with the theme of "journey," was judged by Helen Dunmore (Ingo), Sara Wheeler (Too Close to the Sun), and Virago's Lennie Goodings.

About the Author

The Asham Award was set up by the Asham Literary Endowment trust in 1995 to encourage and promote new women's writing. It is the only short story competition whose winners and runners-up are published alongside some of our best known women writers. Past collections have included specially commissioned stories by Margaret Atwood, Helen Dunmore, A. L. Kennedy, Deborah Moggach, Carol Shields, Helen Simpson, and A.L. Kennedy.