The shadow of the object
Aridjis, Chloe2026
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Flora is visiting home in Mexico when the family dog leaps up and bites her hand. She winds up in hospital where she undergoes several surgeries under anaesthesia and meets Wilhelmina, an elderly German woman with pneumonia, who collects pre-cinema toys and instruments. The two of them embark on a series of dream-like conversations in the hospital corridors. Wilhelmina puts on a magic lantern show for Flora, leaving her spellbound. When things take an unexpected turn, Flora finds herself entrusted with an important mission. She returns to London, where she resumes her job polishing silver at a jewellery shop, and strikes up a strange friendship with Wilhelmina's son, Max. As Flora dips in and out of her imagination, she is increasingly aware it's not only the magic lantern that projects, and her perception of reality is subtly altered.
Main title:
The shadow of the object / Chloe Aridjis.
Author:
Aridjis, Chloe, author
Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2026.
Collation:
240 pages ; 23 cm
ISBN:
9781784746377 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
9082889
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond Lending Library | Adult fiction | General | On order |