Stone mattress : nine tales
Stone mattress is a short story collection which includes nine tales of acute psychological insight and turbulent relationships. A recently widowed fantasy writer is guided through a stormy winter evening by the voice of her late husband in "Alphinland," the first of three loosely linked stories about the romantic geometries of a group of writers and artists. In "The freeze-dried bridegroom," a man who bids on an auctioned storage space has a surprise. In "Lusus naturae," a woman born with a genetic abnormality is mistaken for a vampire. In "Torching the dusties," an elderly lady with Charles Bonnet syndrome comes to terms with the little people she keeps seeing, while a newly formed populist group gathers to burn down her retirement residence. And in "Stone mattress," a long-ago crime is avenged in the Arctic via a 1.9 billion-year-old stromatolite.
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- ISBN: 9781467685818 :
- Physical Description 1 audio media player (approximately 10 hr.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
- Edition Unabridged.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from container. "HD." "LIGHT." "Random House Audio." Previously released by Random House LLC, ?2014. Release date supplied by publisher. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening. GMD: playaway. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Alphinland -- Revenant -- Dark lady -- Lusus naturae -- The freeze-dried groom -- I dream of Zenia with the bright red teeth -- The dead hand loves you -- Stone mattress -- Torching the dusties. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by a full cast. |