A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth
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'The grand pleasures of fiction are all here: rich, cushioning detail, vivid characters delivering decisive action and a sense of escape into a larger world' Guardian
From a young mother in smog-filled London to a man uncovering family secrets in San Francisco, from a telegraph operator in the Amazon rainforest to an air-balloonist on her fated flight, A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth captures life in all its forms across the globe. At times funny and irreverent, always moving, Daniel Mason has created a truly dazzling and rich collection of fiction.
'A wonderful set of period tales' Mariella Frostrup
'I've given up picking perfect sentences to read aloud and am now just reciting the entire book. The talent of Daniel Mason - using words in this way is witchcraft, surely' Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of The Doll Factory
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Description
'The grand pleasures of fiction are all here: rich, cushioning detail, vivid characters delivering decisive action and a sense of escape into a larger world' Guardian
From a young mother in smog-filled London to a man uncovering family secrets in San Francisco, from a telegraph operator in the Amazon rainforest to an air-balloonist on her fated flight, A Registry of My Passage Upon the Earth captures life in all its forms across the globe. At times funny and irreverent, always moving, Daniel Mason has created a truly dazzling and rich collection of fiction.
'A wonderful set of period tales' Mariella Frostrup
'I've given up picking perfect sentences to read aloud and am now just reciting the entire book. The talent of Daniel Mason - using words in this way is witchcraft, surely' Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of The Doll Factory