The Price of Love and Other Stories - Softcover

Robinson, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061885002 ISBN 13: 9780061885006

Publisher: HarperLuxe, 2009

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2009-09-29 Pages: 618 Language: English Publisher: HarperLuxe Hailed upon publication by writers and critics alike. including Shirley Hazzard and Charles Johnson. Let the Lion Eat Straw is a dazzling novel that tells the story of Abeba Williams. whose mother abandons the poverty of the South - and in the process her daughter -.. for opportunities up North Missing her mother. she clings to Mamma Habblesham. a woman with enviable reserves of love and hope Their affection for each other seems boundless - until Abebas mother returns to take her to Brooklyn As Abeba grows up. her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape But a handsome singer distracts her. and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away Now married... with children of her own. she fights to maintain the dignity of her family. Let the Lion Eat Straw is a revelation of ...

About this title

Review:

"The writing is, as always with Robinson, colorful and evocative, and the characters are brilliant in their unpersonable way. This book is a must for Peter Robinson completists, of course, but also for anyone who appreciates good stories well told."--Globe and Mail (Toronto)

"This collection distinguishes itself from recent crime anthologies....The final novella is a deeply satisfying procedural."--Library Journal

Outstanding story collection....Banks fans will be delighted....An excellent introduction to one of the best voices in contemporary crime fiction. --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"

This collection distinguishes itself from recent crime anthologies....The final novella is a deeply satisfying procedural. --Library Journal"

The writing is, as always with Robinson, colorful and evocative, and the characters are brilliant in their unpersonable way. This book is a must for Peter Robinson completists, of course, but also for anyone who appreciates good stories well told. --Globe and Mail (Toronto)"

"Outstanding story collection....Banks fans will be delighted....An excellent introduction to one of the best voices in contemporary crime fiction."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)

From the Publisher:

Several of the (poorer) reviews for this book are based on not realising that this is a novella and collection of stories.

The product description, and the blurb printed on the book, make it very clear that it is not a novel:
'In addition to the brand-new novella that fills in the gaps in Banks's life before Yorkshire, Peter Robinson gives us ten more brilliant and eclectic stories that have never before been published in the UK.'.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperLuxe
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061885002
• ISBN 13: 9780061885006
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 602