{"product_id":"learning-how-to-drown-cat-hellisen-9781910935828","title":"Learning How To Drown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Cat Hellisen is one of the most accomplished writers of African SFF. This fine collection gathers the best so far of her wondrous fictions.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Geoff Ryman, author of The Child Garden\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat Hellisen has the ability to conjure a sense of 'otherness' that most writers can only envy, casting grounded characters driven by passions and ambitions we all recognise in situations that take a step away from the \u003cbr\u003e reality we know. Her stories have already featured in such venues as Fantasy \u0026amp; Science Fiction and Tor.com, and she is the winner of the Short Story Day Africa Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLearning How to Drown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e represents her best work to date, gathering together seventeen fabulous stories, two of which appear for the first time and all of which showcase why Cat Hellisen is being tipped as an author to watch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cat Hellisen is a writer of wonderful and allusive stories; rich, engaging and often unsettling. Be prepared to be both submersed - and transformed - by the gripping magic within!\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Nick Wood, author of Azanian Bridges\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I loved this stunning collection of stories, every tale limned with beauty and steeped in a darkling strangeness that is absolutely unique. The bookshelves of any reader interested in the modern short story should proudly display a copy of Learning How To Drown front and centre.\" \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e- Neil Williamson, author of The Moon King\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents: \u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e The Girls Who Go Below\u003cbr\u003e Waking\u003cbr\u003e The Subtle Thief\u003cbr\u003e Jack of Spades, Reversed\u003cbr\u003e Mother, Crone, Maiden\u003cbr\u003e This Reflection of Me\u003cbr\u003e Counter Curse\u003cbr\u003e Mouse Teeth\u003cbr\u003e A Sun Bright Prison\u003cbr\u003e Serein\u003cbr\u003e Dreaming Monsters\u003cbr\u003e Golden Wing, Silver Eye\u003cbr\u003e I'm Only Going Over\u003cbr\u003e The Face of Jarry\u003cbr\u003e The Worme Bridge\u003cbr\u003e This is How We Burn\u003cbr\u003e A Green Silk Dress and a Wedding-Death\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cat Hellisen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1910935824\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781910935828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Newcon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.44d","brand":"Cat Hellisen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48486276530431,"sku":"9781910935828","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a43ba239-7316-4d21-8922-eb5f7dc6e2eb.jpg?v=1778054683","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/learning-how-to-drown-cat-hellisen-9781910935828","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}