The collection of short stories includes several oldie but goodies easily availble in other books last of the winnibagoes firewatch as well as several short stories i have not been able to find even the queen.
The winds of marble arch and other stories review.
Willis makes brilliant short fiction look easy in this collection of 23 novellas and short stories which display a powerful range of sensibility pw.
The winds of marble arch is connie willis at her best.
Variety is the soul of pleasure and.
The titular winds of marble arch is sweet sad and fascinating but i particularly recommend the christmas story just like the ones we used to know it is now annual reading on my part along with her previous collection of christmas stories miracle.
Starting from some inexplicable meteorological phenomenon like a blast of fetid air no one else in london s tube tunnels can feel or smell the winds of marble arch whirls its hapless.
There is a great variety of willis work represented here so whether you re a die hard fan or just starting this book cannot possibly disappoint.
The stories cover the entire spectrum from sad to sparkling to terrifying from classics to hard to find treasures with everything in between orangutans egypt earthworms roast goose college professors mothers in law aliens secret codes secret santas tube stations choir practice the post office the green light on daisy s dock weddings divorces death and assorted plagues from scarlet fever to it s a wonderful life.
There are many stories here that found their way into anthologies time and again the last of the winnebagos and ones that i had never read.
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There is a great variety of willis work represented here so whether you re a die hard fan or just starting this book cannot possibly disappoint.
The titular winds of marble arch is sweet sad and fascinating but i particularly recommend the christmas story just like the ones we used to know it is now annual reading on my part along with her previous collection of christmas stories miracle.