The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories

Donoghue, Emma

ISBN 10: 0151009376 / ISBN 13: 9780151009374

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002

About this Item

First Edition, First Printing! Book is in Very Good condition! Does not seem to have been read! Does have a small stain at the bottom of the front cover. Dustjacket is also in Very Good condition. A small discoloration at the bottom of the front DJ. Very minor shelfwear otherwise. Still looks almost like new! "Donoghue finds her inspiration for these wry, robust tales in obscure scraps of historical records: an engraving of a woman giving birth to rabbits; a plague ballad; surgical case notes; theological pamphlets; an articulated skeleton. Here kings, surgeons, soldiers, and ladies of leisure rub shoulders with cross-dressers, cult leaders, poisoners, and arsonists. Whether she's spinning the tale of an Irish soldier tricked into marrying a dowdy spinster, a Victorian surgeon's attempts to "improve" women, a seventeenth-century countess who ran away to Italy disguised as a man, or an "undead" murderess returning for the maid she left behind to be executed in her place, Emma Donoghue brings to her stories an "elegant, colorful prose filled with unforgettable sights, sounds and smells" ("Elle"). Here she summons the ghosts of those women who counted for nothing in their own day, but who come to unforgettable life in fiction." Your purchase supports a small business. We want you to love your book so customer service is important to us! All orders come with a FREE bookmark! I have other books by this author in my Abebooks store. Click on the name of my store - For the Love of Used Books - to browse and save on shipping!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits: Stories
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0151009376
• ISBN 13: 9780151009374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition
  • Short Stories
  • Fiction

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Synopsis

A rollicking collection of short stories depicts the bizarre sideshows of humanity lost to traditional history as seen through obscure scraps of historic records, from the tale of an Irish soldier who is tricked into marriage, to a seventeenth-century countess who ran away to Italy disguised as a man. 35,000 first printing.

About the Author

Emma Donoghue was born in Dublin in 1969 and earned her Ph.D. in eighteenth-century fiction at Cambridge. She is the author of three novels, a book of fairy tales, and several works of literary history. She lives in Ontario, Canada. For further information and current news, go to www.EmmaDonoghue.com