#zoegilbert

[robinallender]

An amazing book of folk tales, full of the beauty and cruelty of nature. The fictional island of Neverness reminded me of Dylan Thomas’s Llaregyb (or Llareggub, if you will). Intoxicating stuff. 

The barley in the fields fattens and leans towards the moon. Mice scurry in its maze, their trails mapped in the starry sky by the sweep of owls. Beside the tumbledown cottage, petals drop from poppies on the witch’s grave.

[wantonruminating]

This is an extraordinary collection of short stories by Zoe Gilbert. Tied together by virtue of being set in the same little village, the stories tell tales of everyday life that would actually seem fantastic to anyone not part of that community. They are Melancholy, full of hope, scary, tragic and laced with love as various people define it. And look at that gorgeous cover!! #bookstagram #bookreview #books #booksofinstagram #bibliophile #booklovers #fiction #shortstories #shortstorycollection #zoegilbert #bloomsburyindia #bloomsburypublishing #bookblogger #bookcover #bookreviewer #blogging (at Palampur)

[marziesreads]

A memorable book of interrelated short stories for lovers of folklore. #zoegilbert @mindandlanguage #folk #netgalley #neverness @bloomsburypublishing