Where the Ocean Meets the Sky by Barbara Stevenson Paperback Book 9781911143932

ltpgtThis collection features brand new stories as well as ampldquoWhere the Ocean Meets the Skyamprdquo and ampldquoThe Onearmed Banditamprdquo finalists of the contest Beyond Realities I and IIltpgtltpgtBarbara saysltbr gt ampldquoI fell I love with fairy talesfantasy on my eighth birthday when I was given not one but two copies independently of Oscar Wildeamprsquos ltemgtHappy Prince and Other Storiesltemgt I was captivated by characters such as The Selfish Giant The Remarkable Rocket and The Devoted Friend Conspicuously they all died but they died beautifully leaving the glimmer of surreal magic behindltbr gt Since then I have been on the trail of that speck of lagniappe ampndash the seasoning that adds a deeper more colourful dimension without the soppy sentimentalityltbr gt The stories in this collection involve journeys or quests of one sort or anotheramprdquoltpgt