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Miss Cross and Other Stories

Norman Schwenk

Publisher: Parthian Books

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Summary

'Dipping into Miss Cross & Other Stories is like dipping into a box of strange and delicious biscuits or being offered a platter of unusual fruits that you don't know the name of but taste, in some aspects, familiar... an enticing, exciting, and enlivening read: a great book by a great writer—a big tick for Miss Cross.' – Mab Jones, Buzz Magazine
Norman Schwenk's animal stories are a long way from Disneyland. They focus on the strange, complicated links people forge with animals, and how they illuminate the even more mysterious links
Available since: 05/01/2023.
Print length: 128 pages.

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