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The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits Pdf Summary

Emma Donoghue, celebrated author of Slammerskin, vividly animates hidden scraps of the past in this remarkable collection. An engraving of a woman giving birth to rabbits, a plague ballad, theological pamphlets, and an articulated skeleton are ingeniously fleshed out into rollicking tales. Whether she’s spinning the tale of a soldier tricked into marrying a dowdy spinster, or a Victorian surgeon’s attempts to “improve” women, Donoghue fills us with the sights and smells of the period as she summons the ghosts of ordinary people, bringing them to unforgettable life in fiction.

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The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits Review

Sandy Crawford

3.0 out of 5 stars Short Stories by Emma Donoghue
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2012

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I’m not a big fan of short stories but I found this book very good. It’s just that you start getting into the story and it ends! I read Slammerkin first and couldn’t put it down so I wanted to read more of Emma Donoghue but this wasn’t what I was after. Still a good read though.

Nicole

3.0 out of 5 stars The Stories of Women You Didn’t Hear
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2013

Historical fiction in bite-sized form, Donoghue’s short stories give us a look at the lives behind some odd notes in history. Some of the tales fall a bit flat, but overall, the characters are well-crafted and relatable. I enjoyed hearing the voices of those who may not have been deemed “important” enough to speak for themselves in the pages of history. A quick read, but a good one.

Fun fact! Apparently there is a recurring rabbit motif throughout all the stories — see if you can spot the rabbit in each one.

About Emma Donoghue Author Of The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits pdf Book

Emma Donoghue the author of The Woman Who Gave Birth to Rabbits pdf book grew up in Ireland, 20s in England doing a PhD in eighteenth-century literature, since then in Canada. Best known for my novel, film and play ROOM, also other contemporary and historical novels and short stories, non-fiction, theatre and middle-grade novels.