Books with author John Crowley

Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. It's filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness.Crowley's work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD, LITTLE, BIG is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a true Fantasy Masterwork.Winner of the WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL, 1982.

A master literary stylist, John Crowley has carried readers to diverse and remarkable places in his award-winning, critically acclaimed novels - from his classic fable, Little, Big, to his New York Times Notable Book, The Translator. Now, for the first time, all of his short fiction has been collected in one volume, demonstrating the scope, the vision, and the wonder of one of America's greatest storytellers. Courage and achievement are celebrated and questioned, paradoxes examined, and human frailty appreciated in fifteen tales, at once lyrical and provocative, ranging fromthe fantastic to the achingly real. Be it a tale of an expulsion from Eden, a journey through time, the dreams of a failed writer, ora dead woman's ambiguous legacy, each story in Novelties & Souvenirs is a glorious reading experience, offering delights to be savored . . . and remembered.

From award-winning author John Crowley comes an exquisite fantasy novel about a man who tells the story of a crow named Dar Oakley and his impossible lives and deaths in the land of Ka.A Crow alone is no Crow.Dar Oakley—the first Crow in all of history with a name of his own—was born two thousand years ago. When a man learns his language, Dar finally gets the chance to tell his story. He begins his tale as a young man, and how he went down to the human underworld and got hold of the immortality meant for humans, long before Julius Caesar came into the Celtic lands; how he sailed West to America with the Irish monks searching for the Paradise of the Saints; and how he continuously went down into the land of the dead and returned. Through his adventures in Ka, the realm of Crows, and around the world, he found secrets that could change the humans’ entire way of life—and now may be the time to finally reveal them.

John “Jack” Crowley was born in 1982 with a rare and severe heart defect. He was missing a pulmonary valve and had a large hole between his ventricles. Lucky for Jack, his nurses noticed that there was something wrong. Jack was able to receive a corrective surgery, called a Fontan, at the world-renowned Boston Children's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. After his successful surgery and with the encouragement of his parents, he lived his adolescent years without limitations, never feeling burdened by his heart. In his mid-20s, Jack faced a few setbacks, experiencing atrial fibrillation and receiving several cardioversions. Throughout the years, Jack has learned to overcome anxiety and has now returned to his former worry-free self. This is the story of Lucky Jack.

Courage and achievement are celebrated and questioned, paradoxes examined, and human frailty appreciated in fifteen tales, at once lyrical and provocative, ranging fromthe fantastic to the achingly real. Be it a tale of an expulsion from Eden, a journey through time, the dreams of a failed writer, ora dead woman's ambiguous legacy, each story in Novelties & Souvenirs is a glorious reading experience, offering delights to be savored ... and remembered.

From award-winning author John Crowley comes an exquisite fantasy novel about a man who tells the story of a crow named Dar Oakley and his impossible lives and deaths in the land of Ka.A Crow alone is no Crow.Dar Oakley—the first Crow in all of history with a name of his own—was born two thousand years ago. When a man learns his language, Dar finally gets the chance to tell his story. He begins his tale as a young man, and how he went down to the human underworld and got hold of the immortality meant for humans, long before Julius Caesar came into the Celtic lands; how he sailed West to America with the Irish monks searching for the Paradise of the Saints; and how he continuously went down into the land of the dead and returned. Through his adventures in Ka, the realm of Crows, and around the world, he found secrets that could change the humans’ entire way of life—and now may be the time to finally reveal them.

Edgewood is many houses, all put inside each other, or across each other. It’s filled with and surrounded by mystery and enchantment: the further in you go, the bigger it gets. Smoky Barnable, who has fallen in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, comes to Edgewood, her family home, where he finds himself drawn into a world of magical strangeness.Crowley’s work has a special alchemy - mixing the world we know with an imagined world which seems more true and real. Winner of the World Fantasy Award, Little, Big is eloquent, sensual, funny and unforgettable, a truly Fantasy Masterwork.

Little, Big tells the epic story of Smoky Barnable -- an anonymous young man who meets and falls in love with Daily Alice Drinkwater, and goes to live with her in Edgewood, a place not found on any map. In an impossible mansion full of her relatives, who all seem to have ties to another world not far away, Smoky fathers a family and tries to learn what tale he has found himself in -- and how it is to end.

A Place For Me: A story to welcome and settle children into a new foster care home . This is a great resource for children in foster care. It helps initiate important conversations between children and caregivers. Together create the story of the people who live in this house, explain routines/meal times and talk about how things work in this house. Color in the pictures together, listen to their thoughts and answer their questions. This is a great resource for people welcoming a child into their care for a short or a long time. The book addresses what to expect each day in the child’s new home. The text gives words to new routines and coloring the pictures together helps the child feel welcome, special and included while providing a comfortable environment to talk about these changes. Other titles in the series include Mommy Has A Baby In Her Tummy, The New Baby Moves In, Starting School, Starting Preschool and Moving House.

Mommy Has A Baby In Her Tummy: A fun coloring story to help siblings prepare to welcome a new baby. Find out how your child is feeling about the new baby with this unique book. Help your child create their very own story of your growing family, color in the pictures together, listen to their thoughts, and answer their questions. This is a great resource for families who are having a baby. The book gently addresses changes from Mom’s growing belly to preparing the nursery. The text helps put words to the changes in your home. The activities and coloring pictures help reassure the big brother or sister they are important and loved while providing a comfortable environment to talk about change. Other titles in the series include The New Baby Moves In, Starting School, Starting Preschool, Moving House and A Place For Me (Foster Care).