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Tales from Port Vic

Tales from Port Vic

Tales from Port Vic

Margaret Bolton

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Editorial:
Ginninderra Press
Año de edición:
2015
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781740279451
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Tales from Port Vic & other stories is a collection of imaginative stories with a twist at the end. In the first section are stories from the author's childhood in Port Victoria, stories based on fact but with a vivid imaginative component included. The second section contains family stories, from Margaret's own wider family and those of a couple of friends. The third section is of fictional stories based on historical facts. The final section is inspired by the TV series Antiques Roadshow and some stories from British magazines. They imagine how some of the treasures of the TV series originated and came to be today. Margaret Bolton's other books include Not Another Nun's Story, Mother & Son and Start With a Coffee.

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