Diving belles -- Some drolls are like that and some are like this. Of mothers and little people -- Lights in other's people's houses -- Magpies -- The giant's boneyard -- Beachcombing -- Notes from the house spirits -- The wishing tree -- Blue moon -- Wisht -- Some drolls are like that and some are like this.
Summary:
Presents a collection of stories that explores how magic, myth, and folklore shape the everyday lives of people in Cornwall, from a lonely massage therapist who holds the hands of an invisible lover to a boy and his grandmother who combat despair with an old white door on a windy beach.
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