Black juice / Margo Lanagan.

Lanagan, Margo, 1960- (Author).

Summary:

Provides glimpses of the dark side of civilization and the beauty of the human spirit through ten short stories that explore significant moments in people's lives, events leading to them, and their consequences. As part of a public execution, a young boy forlornly helps to sing his sister down. A servant learns about grace and loyalty from a mistress who would rather dance with Gypsies than sit on her throne. A terrifying encounter with a demonic angel gives a young man the strength he needs to break free of his oppressor. On a bleak and dreary afternoon a gleeful shooting spree leads to tragedy for a desperate clown unable to escape his fate. In each of Margo Lanagan's ten extraordinary stories, human frailty is put to the test by the implacable forces of dark and light, man and beast. black juice offers glimpses into familiar, shadowy worlds that push the boundaries of the spirit and leave the mind haunted with the knowledge that black juice runs through us all.

Record details

ISBN: 0060743913
ISBN: 9780060743918
ISBN: 0060743905
ISBN: 9780060743901
Physical Description: 201 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: 1st HarperCollins/Eos edition
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Eos, 2005.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:	Singing my sister down -- My lord's man -- Red nose day -- Sweet Pippit -- House of the many -- Wooden bride -- Earthly uses -- Perpetual light -- Yowlinin -- Rite of spring.
Target Audience Note:	900L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader AR UG 5.7 8 86546.