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Rupert Kingfisher

    T. Kingfisher, což je pseudonym Ursuly Vernon, je autorkou, která se v dospělé literatuře zaměřuje na témata, jež často zkoumají hranice mezi žánry. Její styl je charakteristický pronikavým vhledem do lidské psychiky, často prolnutým s nečekaným humorem a empatií. Vernon (psoucí jako Kingfisher) dokáže mistrně vytvářet světy, které jsou zároveň povědomé i podivně cizí, a nutí čtenáře přemýšlet o složitosti mezilidských vztahů a o vlastním místě ve světě. Její psaní je jako procházka zahradou, kde se běžné potkává s neobyčejným.

    Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles
    Madame Pamplemousse and the Enchanted Sweet Shop
    Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-travelling Cafe
    • In Paris, there is a cafe, elegantly furnished with polished wooden tables and an awning of striped gold and green, whose walls are filled with vintage posters advertising drinks such as Green Fairy Liqueur, Mermaid Madeira and Red Devil Lemonade. The cafe is owned by Monsieur Moutarde, and Monsieur Moutarde has made an extraordinary discovery.

      Madame Pamplemousse and the Time-travelling Cafe2010
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    • Madame Pamplemousse is the story of Madeleine, forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, The Squealing Pig. By chance she comes across the most marvellous shop, run by Madame Pamplemousse, which is quiet, discreet, yet full of delicious and otherworldly 'edibles' - Pterodactyl Bacon, Scorpion Tails in Smoked Garlic Oil, and Great Squid Tentacle in Jasmine-Scented Jelly. A quiet comradeship develops between Madeleine, Madame Pamplemousse, and Madame's cat, Camembert. And together they create some wonderful culinary magic. Exquisite, beautifully formed prose that has echoes of Angela Carter belies a narrative that is full of pace. A wonderful fairy tale that will appeal to both adults and children.

      Madame Pamplemousse and Her Incredible Edibles2008
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