The World And Other Places
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
From one of Britain's most daring and lyrical voices comes The World and Other Places, a spellbinding collection of short stories that traverse the boundaries between the real and the imagined, the ordinary and the transcendent. Jeanette Winterson chronicles the lives of restless souls — dreamers, wanderers, and lovers — each yearning for something just beyond their grasp, whether it is connection, escape, or a place they can finally call home. With settings that shift from the mundane to the fantastical, the collection presents a world where geography is as much emotional as it is physical, and where the act of longing itself becomes a form of travel. Winterson's prose is a masterclass in compression and beauty — each story a jewelled fragment that catches light from unexpected angles, illuminating the larger architecture of human desire and loss. Her writing argues, with quiet insistence, that the stories we tell ourselves about where we belong are the very stories that both liberate and imprison us. The World and Other Places stands as a testament to her singular vision: intimate yet cosmic, grounded yet soaring, and always leaving the reader with the uncanny sensation of having glimpsed something just beyond the horizon.
Author: Jeanette Winterson
Format: Hardback
Genre: Fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
From one of Britain's most daring and lyrical voices comes The World and Other Places, a spellbinding collection of short stories that traverse the boundaries between the real and the imagined, the ordinary and the transcendent. Jeanette Winterson chronicles the lives of restless souls — dreamers, wanderers, and lovers — each yearning for something just beyond their grasp, whether it is connection, escape, or a place they can finally call home. With settings that shift from the mundane to the fantastical, the collection presents a world where geography is as much emotional as it is physical, and where the act of longing itself becomes a form of travel. Winterson's prose is a masterclass in compression and beauty — each story a jewelled fragment that catches light from unexpected angles, illuminating the larger architecture of human desire and loss. Her writing argues, with quiet insistence, that the stories we tell ourselves about where we belong are the very stories that both liberate and imprison us. The World and Other Places stands as a testament to her singular vision: intimate yet cosmic, grounded yet soaring, and always leaving the reader with the uncanny sensation of having glimpsed something just beyond the horizon.