Author: Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Year: 2004 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fantasy, Award winners Culture: France
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ISBNs: 9780156032278 0156032279 |
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From the publisher (source: The Internet Book List): When a girl falls into a deep and impenetrable sleep, the borders between her provincial French village and the peculiar, beguiling realm of her dreams begin to disappear: A fat woman sprouts delicate wings and takes flight; a failed photographer stumbles into the role of pornographer; a beautiful young wife grows to resemble her husband's viol. And in their midst travels Madeleine, the dreamer, who is trying to make sense of her own metamorphosis.
Part fairy tale, part coming-of-age story, this enchantingly inventive novel follows Madeleine as she leaves home, joins a gypsy circus, and falls into an unexpected triangle of desire and love.
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