The Four Marys: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales - Brossura

Jean Rafferty

 
9781908643575: The Four Marys: A Quartet of Contemporary Folk Tales

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'A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world.' So said Agatha Christie, ambiguously; for the bond between mother and child is deep, but sometimes, motherhood does not come naturally. This is hinted at in references to the Four Marys ballad by Virginia Woolf and Joan Baez, both of whom feature here. Obsession, longing, deceit and even murder feature in this quartet of provocative novellas, which gives a modern twist to tales of women for whom all is not necessar- ily as it seems or as each woman would want her life to be. Drawing on universal themes of womanhood and on history, culture and lore, 'The Four Marys' is a riveting exploration of the complexities of motherhood: edgy and engrossing, moving, yet at times, disturbing.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Jean Rafferty is an acclaimed award-winning journalist and the author of two nonfiction books about sports. Her novel Myra, Beyond Saddleworth has been shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. Jean is Chair of the Scottish PEN&;s Writers in Prison Committee.

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