Owls Do Cry - Text Classics

Frame, Janet; Drabble, Margaret
Owls Do Cry - Text Classics

Owls Do Cry - Text Classics

Frame, Janet; Drabble, Margaret

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So the day promised fair, and the sea lay like a quilt with the waves tucked under, and the trees wavering like leafless water, cut to fit from a transparent block of blue air and frost. Owls Do Cry tells the story of the Withers family: Francie, who is twelve and about to start work at the woollen mills, hard drudgery sweetened with the thrill of riding a bike to work; Toby, who would rather play at the dump than go to school, where the dark velvet cloak of epilepsy often wraps itself around him; Chicks, the youngest; and Daphne, whose rich poetic way of seeing the world leads to a heartbreaking life in institutions. Janet Frame writes of hardship, poverty and tragedy with beauty and a deep sensitivity. Owls Do Cry is a poetic masterpiece.

Author:   Frame, Janet; Drabble, Margaret
Publisher:   Text Publishing Co
ISBN:  

9781922147899


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 May 2014
Bind Format:   Paperback
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So the day promised fair, and the sea lay like a quilt with the waves tucked under, and the trees wavering like leafless water, cut to fit from a transparent block of blue air and frost. Owls Do Cry tells the story of the Withers family: Francie, who is twelve and about to start work at the woollen mills, hard drudgery sweetened with the thrill of riding a bike to work; Toby, who would rather play at the dump than go to school, where the dark velvet cloak of epilepsy often wraps itself around him; Chicks, the youngest; and Daphne, whose rich poetic way of seeing the world leads to a heartbreaking life in institutions. Janet Frame writes of hardship, poverty and tragedy with beauty and a deep sensitivity. Owls Do Cry is a poetic masterpiece.

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Author:   Frame, Janet; Drabble, Margaret
Publisher:   Text Publishing Co
ISBN:  

9781922147899


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   28 May 2014
Bind Format:   Paperback
Availability:  
This item is in stock and will be dispatched immediately.
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