The Powerbook by Jeanette Winterson
'Winterson is a rangy pirate, a world-swashbuckler, a plunderer of stories, literatures and hearts' Ali Smith, Scotsman
'It's night. I'm sitting at my screen. There's an e-mail for me. I unwrap it. It says - Freedom, just for one night.'
Ali, or Alix, is an e-writer. They will write anything you like, but on one condition: that you are prepared to enter your story. Finally, you can be the hero of your own life.
But, there is a price to pay - the risk that you might leave the story as somebody else.
'Brilliant, evocative writing... Winterson never seems to put a foot wrong... It is funny, clever, entertaining and wholly delightful' Spectator
Winterson is a rangy pirate, a world-swashbuckler, a plunderer of stories, literatures and hearts -- Ali Smith * Scotsman *
Gorgeously written, shockingly moving..a wonderful, unforgettable read. Buy it for someone you really love -- Simon Schama * Mail on Sunday *
Winterson writes with evangelical assurance, vaulting ambition, total control...witty, original, and good at what she does * Observer *
Mischievous and intelligent, determined to provoke thoughts about love's reason, and its risk * The Times *
Brilliant, evocative writing... Winterson never seems to put a foot wrong... It is funny, clever, entertaining and wholly delightful * Spectator *
Gorgeously written, shockingly moving..a wonderful, unforgettable read. Buy it for someone you really love -- Simon Schama * Mail on Sunday *
Winterson writes with evangelical assurance, vaulting ambition, total control...witty, original, and good at what she does * Observer *
Mischievous and intelligent, determined to provoke thoughts about love's reason, and its risk * The Times *
Brilliant, evocative writing... Winterson never seems to put a foot wrong... It is funny, clever, entertaining and wholly delightful * Spectator *
Jeanette Winterson CBE was born in Manchester. She published her first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, at twenty-five. Over two decades later she revisited that material in her internationally bestselling memoir Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?. Winterson has written thirteen novels for adults and two previous collections of short stories, as well as children's books, non-fiction and screenplays. She is Professor of New Writing at the University of Manchester. She lives in the Cotswolds in a wood and in Spitalfields, London.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099598299 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099598299 |
| Title | The Powerbook |
| Author | Jeanette Winterson |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2014-09-04 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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