Seán Virgo
Autor de The Eye in the Thicket: Essays at a Natural History
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Seán Virgo
Obras relacionadas
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Malta
- Lugares de residencia
- Malta
South Africa
Malaya
Ireland
UK
Newfoundland, Canada (mostrar todos 7)
Saskatchewan, Canada - Ocupaciones
- poet
short story writer
writing teacher
actor
television host
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
También Puede Gustarte
Autores relacionados
Estadísticas
- Obras
- 11
- También por
- 5
- Miembros
- 27
- Popularidad
- #483,027
- Valoración
- 4.2
- Reseñas
- 1
- ISBNs
- 13
THE SHADOW MOTHER is brief, perhaps best described as an illustrated short story. With minimal text on each page, it describes the life of a boy raised by a mother who has become sullen in her life away from home. The story is subtle, but the sailor-meets-mermaid-like-creature theme is clear from the start. This is, of course, a selkie story, with an absolutely Irish vibe, and with a lovely strangeness in style that is akin to Francesca Lia Block's earlier works.
This is a quick read, and while the almost picture-book-esque format may be unusual for a YA, it is the perfect format in which to present this story. I know it will be a well-loved book, this summer and in years to come.… (más)