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Stone mattress : nine tales / Margaret Atwood.

Atwood, Margaret, 1939- (author.). Random House Audio Publishing. (Added Author). Random House (Firm) (Added Author). Playaway Digital Audio. (Added Author). Findaway World, LLC. (Added Author).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9781467685818
Physical Description: 1 audio media player (approximately 10 hrs.) : digital, HD audio ; 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Solon, Ohio : Findaway World, LLC, p[2014]
Copyright: ?2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	"HD." "LIGHT." Previously released by Random House LLC, ?2014. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player. One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening.
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.