Stories From The Celtic Twilight - Jon May

In Cornwall the tradition of storytelling goes back a long way.�Years ago "drolling", telling stories around the fire on the long nights,�was a natural part of life there, and to thisday out-of-the-way country�pubs still hold "storytelling nights". This book is a collection of such�stories, all but one set in Cornwall. Some of them, of course, involve the sea and all that flows from it.�Others have a background in the mining days of two hundred years ago, but Cornwall is far more than its history. `The Short Order Chef' is a�story about the very modern dilemma of working in a county where most employers shut down for half the year, and one man's very innovative�solution to this situation. `The Kronek' is a story about the conflict�between the incomer community and the established locals. `Moonlight on the Water' is a tale of ancient belief meeting modern life,�and `The Man Engine' is about the miner's legend about the little people.�And of course, there is the tradition of piracy and smuggling. `Captain Avery's Emerald' is a sideways look at time and history that refuses to lie down and die peacefully. All the stories stand alone, and they all have a very dark heart. If you like your stories with a dark twist, this one is for you.