Author: Hans Christian AndersenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
The Shoes of Fortune and the Girl who Trod on a Loaf
Author: Hans Christian AndersenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf
Author: Kathryn DavisPublisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1644451263
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Back in print, an astonishing novel of art, obsession, and the secrets kept by two very different women In Kathryn Davis’s second novel, Frances Thorn, waitress and single parent of twins, finds herself transformed by the dazzling magnetism of Helle Ten Brix, an elderly Danish composer of operas. At the heart of what binds them is “The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf,” the Hans Christian Andersen tale of a prideful girl who, in order to spare her new shoes, uses a loaf of bread, intended as a gift for her parents, as a stepping-stone, and ends up sinking to the bottom of a bog. Helle’s final opera, based on this tale and unfinished at the time of her death, is willed to Frances—a life-changing legacy that compels Frances to unravel the mysteries of Helle’s story and, in so doing, to enter the endlessly revolving, intricate world of her operas. The ravishing beauty and matchless wit that have characterized Davis’s work from the beginning are here on full display. The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf is a novel as thrilling in its virtuosity as it is moving in its homage to the power of art, a power that changes lives forever.
The Kindergarten Magazine
Author: The Kindergarten-primary Magazine
Author: Bertha JohnstonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 768
Book Description
Kindergarten Primary Magazine
Author: Educational Times
Author: Educational Record
Author: Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
With the Proceedings of the British and Foreign School Society.
The Journal of Education
Author: I Want Those Shoes!
Author: Paola JacobbiPublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416546227
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 169
Book Description
"Shoes possess magical properties," writes Italian journalist and shoe fanatic Paola Jacobbi. The allure of shoes is so powerful that they have become her fashion obsession, one she shares with millions of women, from Imelda Marcos to Sarah Jessica Parker to Joan Crawford. Here Jacobbi indulges that obsession by embarking on a witty and highly opinionated journey through the styles and cultural significance of women's footwear and our attachment to it. Jacobbi pontificates (sandals are the bikini of footwear); psychoanalyzes (the relationship between shoes and sex); has fiery beliefs (ankle boots are quite simply a no-no); and speculates (there's a little Imelda in all of us). She also offers plenty of sage advice: how to choose the right heel for your physique, how to keep shoes lasting long, why to avoid mules at all costs, and how to judge a man by his footwear. Charming, sassy, and irresistible, I Want Those Shoes! will be a perfect fit for every woman who has ever coveted, rearranged her closet to accommodate, or maxed out her credit card for one more absolutely-gotta-have-it pair of shoes.
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