Half A Creature From The Sea
David Almond, Tbc
MP3 CD
(Brilliance Audio MP3 CD, Dec. 1, 2015)
Master storyteller David Almond presents a beautiful collection of short fiction, interwoven with piecesthat illuminate the inspiration behind the stories.May Malone is said to have a monster in her house, but what Norman finds there may just be the angel he needs. Joe Quinn's house is noisy with poltergeists, or could it be Davie's raging causing the disturbance? Fragile Annie learns the truth about herself in a photograph taken by a traveling man near the sea. Set in the northern English Tyneside country of the author's childhood, these eight short stories by the incomparable David Almond evoke gritty realities and ineffable longings, experiences both ordinary and magical. In autobiographical preludes to each story, the writer shows how all things can be turned into tales, reflectingon a time of wonder, tenderness, and joy.