![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This hugely imaginative collection includes introductions by Aiken as well as by her daughter, Lizza Aiken.īest known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, Joan Aiken (1924-2004) wrote over a hundred books and won the Guardian and Edgar Allan Poe awards. After his death, a large, black, argumentative cat makes an appearance. or is the village itself the story? There's an English vicar who declares on his deathbed that he might have lived an entirely different life. Here you'll find the story of a village for sale. The stories in The Monkey's Wedding are collected here for the very first time and include six never before published, as well as two previously published under the pseudonym Nicholas Dee. They're funny, smart, gentle, and occasionally very, very scary. Joan Aiken's stories captivated readers for fifty years. "Aiken writes with the genius of a born storyteller, with mother wit expanded and embellished by civilized learning, and with the brilliance of an avenging angel."- The New Yorker She was a literary treasure, and her books will continue to delight for many years to come."-Philip Pullman "Joan Aiken's invention seemed inexhaustible, her high spirits a blessing, her sheer storytelling zest a phenomenon. ![]()
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