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    The River Bank: A sequel to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
    The River Bank: A sequel to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
    The River Bank: A sequel to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
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    The River Bank: A sequel to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows

    By Kij Johnson and Kathleen Jennings

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    In this delightful dive into the bygone world of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows staunch Mole, sociable Water Rat, severe Badger, and troublesome and ebullient Toad of Toad Hall are joined by a young mole lady, Beryl, and her dear friend, Rabbit. There are adventures, kidnappings, lost letters, and family secretslavishly illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Kathleen Jennings.

    Praise for Kij Johnson:

    The Fox Woman immediately sets the author in the front rank of today’s novelists.” Lloyd Alex-ander

    Johnson has a singular vision and I’m going to be borrowing (stealing) from her.” Sherman Alexie

    Johnson’s language is beautiful, her descriptions of setting visceral, and her characters compellingly drawn.” Publishers Weekly (starred re-view)

    Johnson would fit quite comfortably on a shelf with Karen Russell, Erin Morgen-stern and others who hover in the simultaneous state of being both literary” and fantasy” writ-ers.” Shelf Awareness

    Kij Johnson’s stories have won the Sturgeon, World Fantasy, and Nebula awards. She has taught writing and has worked at Dark Horse, Microsoft, and Real Networks. She has run bookstores, worked as a radio announcer and engineer, edited cryptic crosswords, and waitressed in a strip bar.

    Kathleen Jennings was raised on fairytales in western Queensland. She trained as a lawyer and filled the margins of her notes with pen-and-ink illustrations. She has been nominated for the World Fantasy award and has received several Ditmar Awards. She lives in Brisbane, Australia.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSmall Beer Press
    Release dateSep 4, 2017
    ISBN9781618731319
    The River Bank: A sequel to Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows
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    Kij Johnson

    KIJ JOHNSON is an American fantasy writer noted for her adaptations of Japanese myths and folklore. Her Tor.com story "Ponies" won the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Her story "Fox Magic" won the 1994 Theodore Sturgeon Award, her novel The Fox Woman won the Crawford Award for best debut fantasy novel, and her subsequent novel Fudoki was a finalist for the World Fantasy Award and was cited by Publishers Weekly as one of the best fantasy novels of its year. She is also an associate director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas.

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