The Fifty Year Sword |
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| Author:
| Danielewski, Mark Z. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-908885-99-9 |
| Publication Date: | May 2014 |
| Publisher: | Cargo Publishing (UK) Ltd
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $39.99 |
Book Description:
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From National Book Award finalist and one of the USA's most revered cult writers, The Fifty Year Sword is an explosive and thrilling ghost story. A local seamstress named Chintana finds herself responsible for five orphans on her birthday. The children are captivated by the storyteller who arrives and tells a tale of vengeance - and produces a long black box he sets before them. As midnight approaches, the box is opened, a fateful dare is made, and the children as well as...
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From National Book Award finalist and one of the USA's most revered cult writers, The Fifty Year Sword is an explosive and thrilling ghost story. A local seamstress named Chintana finds herself responsible for five orphans on her birthday. The children are captivated by the storyteller who arrives and tells a tale of vengeance - and produces a long black box he sets before them. As midnight approaches, the box is opened, a fateful dare is made, and the children as well as Chintana come face to face with the consequences of a malice retold...