Love most of Joanne Harris' books. There's always something mischievous and mystical going on in her stories. This book is a collection of short stories and every story begins with how she obtains the inspiration for the plot. The stories are creative and entertaining. I especially love the stories about Hope and Faith, two elderly ladies at a home for the aged. There were two stories which featured Hope and Faith- one was about how they were barred from an excursion by a staff who was a bully, but through Chris' (a kinder staff) cleverness, was able to transport themselves to a beach with the use of candles, sand, etc. It made me kinda sad at the part when faith and hope would go through travel brochures but knew they would never be able to go to the places they saw in the brochures.
The other story was about how they outwitted the bully by setting off a false fire alarm and locking the bully up.
It does frighten me a little to think of the future. Would I end up like Faith and Hope in a home for the aged? The idea of home for the aged is pretty much akin to an orphanage. One is abandoned and has to live amongst non-blood relations and adopt them as family.
Stories are like Russian dolls; open them up, and in each one you’ll find another story.
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