| Authors: |
Russell, Karen, 1981-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Short stories.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2013. |
| Description: |
243 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780307957238 (hardcover) 0307957233 (hardcover) 9780307947475 (pbk.) 0307947475 (pbk.) |
| Notes: |
"This is a Borzoi book." |
| Contents: |
Vampires in the lemon grove -- Reeling for the Empire -- Seagull army descends on Strong Beach, 1979 -- Proving up -- Barn at the end of our term -- Dougbert Shackleton's rules for Antarctic tailgating -- New veterans -- Graveless doll of Eric Mutis. |
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| Summary: |
Six short stories with subjects ranging from a dejected teenager who discovers that the universe is communicating with him through talismanic objects left behind in a seagull's nest to two vampires in a sun-drenched lemon grove who try helplessly to slake their thirst for blood. |