The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye
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A collection of fairy tales for adults. The title novella is on a middle-aged Englishwoman attending a writers' conference in Turkey. She picks up an antique bottle and as she is washing it a djinn appears, offering to grant her three wishes. She asks for a younger body, then requests he make love to her.
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Sign InEnglish Fantasy fictionFairy talesFiction, short stories (single author)England, fictionFiction, fantasy, short storiesFiction, fantasy, collections & anthologiesWomen authorsNew York Times reviewedEnglish literature, history and criticism, 20th centuryEnglish literature, women authorsEnglish literature, history and criticism, 21st centuryFiction
The Swinging Light
Book Details
First Published
1994
Pages
274 pages
Rating
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1
Editions
18
Publisher
VINTAGE (RAND)
Language
ENG
Status
Published
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