Ida Chittum

Broschiertes Buch

The Thing Without a Name

And Other Strange Tales from the Ozark Hills

Beschreibung

The Thing Without a Name is a spellbinding collection of short stories about a lost world where reclusive hill folk live alongside troubled spirits and terrifying monsters. Among them is the Thing Without a Name, a sightless, limbless and slimy creature whose ravenous appetite propels it from its hiding places in ravines and caves to seek out human flesh. Readers will be introduced to tales of madness, murder and killer rocks, including The Devil's Marbles, The Man With a Tail on His Head, and Our Mad Woman. All of which are told in grim detail by Granny Grit, a wise and canny weaver of tales who knows all the secrets hidden in the hills.

Autor

Ida Chittum is the author of the cult classic, Tales of Terror (1975), a chilling collection of stories about ghosts, murders and monsters set in the Ozarks of Missouri where she was reared, one of ten children from a poor family of sharecroppers. After marrying and rearing five children, she launched her career at age 52 when she published her first story for Scholastic Magazine. "Well," Ida said, "I looked that check and I threw down my broom and picked up my pen." The housewife from Findlay, Illinois found an agent on Fifth Avenue in New York City and went on to author thirteen books for children and young adults, including Farmer Hoo and the Baboons (1971), which won the Lewis Carrol Shelf award, followed by Clabber Biscuits (1972) and popular picture books, such as The Cat's Pajamas (1980). Ida never lost her knack for telling stories to rapt listeners. She became a popular public speaker, visiting schools, libraries and universities and in 1977 was recognized by Central Missouri State University for her Outstanding Contribution to Children's Literature.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bookbaby
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. November 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798317813949
• Artikelnr.: 75822298