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'The Taxidermist's Daughter'

Francesca Rhydderch Orcid Logo

The BBC National Short Story Award 2014

Swansea University Author: Francesca Rhydderch Orcid Logo

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‘The Taxidermist’s Daughter’ is a short story set in a west Wales seaside town shortly after the First World War. A girl in her early teens, Daisy, is employed by her father to help him with his taxidermy business, but she is only ever allowed to paint and decorate the glass cases, never to touch th...

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Published in: The BBC National Short Story Award 2014
ISBN: 9781905583676
Published: Manchester Comma Press 2014
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