We get Bowker's suggestion of "a strangely vampiric presence... at the heart of a family" rather than a portrait of a great creator, an exemplary imaginative spirit.
Then, though, North bid an imaginative five hearts.
"It absolutely captures the feel of being a child of that age," said Eccleshare. "It's not a big blockbusting novel with obvious themes of dystopia and apocalypse – instead it's a heart-warming, imaginative, funny story with a very serious message at its heart".
But it also offers us an imaginative journey to the heart of the myth, and a vision of the way that humans tell stories to give life meaning.
Declarer took the first trick on the board and made a truly imaginative play, calling for the heart seven.
This is because not having an answer to the "Can it be taught?" question — keeping alive the belief that all this training and socialization never really touches the heart of the imaginative process — is what marks creative-writing programs as "creative".
Chips were "crisp, greaseless and exemplary", and two side dishes - braised fennel with olive oil and mashed Jerusalem artichoke hearts - were imaginative and delicious.
While Svarstad painted, she kept house, raised five children (three of them from his previous marriage) and wrote "Kristin Lavransdattar," which combines a sensitive exploration of the human heart with a sweepingly imaginative treatment of Norwegian history.
That sort of imaginative thinking sits right at the heart of meaningful teaching, learning, growing into adulthood, and belonging to a diverse community.
And, by extension, of the way imaginative writing can grab at our hearts to make history live beyond the limits of facts.
