The beginning of the world in the middle of the night
(2017)
By:
Campbell, Jen
Fiction
Book
Call Numbers:
FICTION/CAMPBELL,J
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
London : Two roads, 2017
©2017
©2017
DESCRIPTION
212 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9781473653535, 1473653533, 9781473653535
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Animals -- Jacob -- Plum pie. Zombie green. Yellow bee. Purple monster. -- In the dark -- Little deaths -- The beginning of the world in the middle of the night -- Pebbles -- Aunt Libby's coffin hotel -- Sea devils -- Human satellites -- Bright white hearts
Stories of family and magic, lost souls and superstition. Spirits in jam jars, mini-apocalypses, animal hearts and side shows. Mermaids are on display at the local aquarium. A girl runs a coffin hotel on a remote island. A boy is worried his sister has two souls. And a couple are rewriting the history of the world