Swallowing mercury
Greg, Wioletta2017
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Wiola lives in a close-knit agricultural community. Wiola has a black cat called Blackie. Wiola's father was a deserter but now he is a taxidermist. Wiola's mother tells her that killing spiders brings on storms. Wiola must never enter the seamstress's 'secret' room. Wiola collects matchbox labels. Wiola is a good Catholic girl brought up with fables and nurtured on superstition. Wiola lives in a Poland that is both very recent and lost in time. 'Swallowing Mercury' is about the ordinary passing of years filled with extraordinary days.
Main title:
Swallowing mercury / Wioletta Greg.
Author:
Greg, Wioletta, author
Work:
Imprint:
London : Portobello Books, 2017.
Collation:
160 pages
Notes:
Translated from the Polish.
ISBN:
9781846276071 (hbk)
Dewey class:
891.8'538
Language:
EnglishPolish
BRN:
36711