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Ordinary wonder tales : essays / Emily Urquhart.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781771965057 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 246 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Windsor, Ontario : Biblioasis, [2022]
- Copyright: ©2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Essays. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Genre: | Essays. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | 819.46 Urquh | 31681010301646 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagine--and reveals the magic in the everyday. "I've always felt that the term fairy tale doesn't quite capture the essence of these stories," writes Emily Urquhart. "I preferthe term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories." In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we seein our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter storm--or the onset of a loved one's dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, psychics, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday."-- - Perseus Publishing
Shortlisted for the 2023 Hilary Weston Writersâ Trust Prize for Nonfiction
A journalist and folklorist explores the truths that underlie the stories we imagineâand reveals the magic in the everyday.
âIâve always felt that the term fairy tale doesnât quite capture the essence of these stories,â writes Emily Urquhart. âI prefer the term wonder tale, which is Irish in origin, for its suggestion of awe coupled with narrative. In a way, this is most of our stories.â In this startlingly original essay collection, Urquhart reveals the truths that underlie our imaginings: what we see in our heads when we read, how the sight of a ghost can heal, how the entrance to the underworld can be glimpsed in an oil painting or a winter stormâor the onset of a loved oneâs dementia. In essays on death and dying, pregnancy and prenatal genetics, radioactivity, chimeras, cottagers, and plague, Ordinary Wonder Tales reveals the essential truth: if you let yourself look closely, there is magic in the everyday.
