Grandad S Eye And Other Stories

Author : Al James
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-08-08
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781326383725

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GRANDAD’S EYE: and other stories by Al James Pdf

Chance encounters and life changing events are at the heart of these 19 stories. Paul believes he will never recover from the death of his wife until he meets one of her former friends. Despite his daughters' anxieties, a relationship begins to develop. The grandfather in the title story reluctantly tells his grandson how he lost an eye in the battle of the Somme. A soldier involved in the D. Day landings makes a promise to his friend. Grace, living in a residential home, struggles to separate present from past experience. All the stories in this collection draw you into the lives and emotions of those involved and make you want to keep reading. "That eye, boy . . . it tells a story." "It's staring up at me from the bottom of the glass. Through the water. I look up at him, at the empty socket the eye occupies every day. Like part of the right hand side of his head has been scooped out. t doesn't scare me. I've never known him any different."

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781411696204

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All Fall Down and Other Stories by Anonim Pdf

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788184754414

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The Night Train at Deoli by Ruskin Bond Pdf

An enchanting collection of stories from the heartland of India Ruskin Bond’s simple characters, living amidst the lush forests of the Himalayan foothills, are remarkable for their quiet heroism, courage and grace, and age-old values of honesty and fidelity. Residents of nondescript villages and towns, they lead lives that are touched by natural beauty as well as suffering—the loss of a loved parent, unfulfilled dreams, natural calamities, ghostly visitations, a respected teacher turned crooked, strangers who make a nuisance of themselves—which only reinforces their abiding faith in God, family and neighbour. Told in Bond’s distinctive style, these stories are a magnificent evocation of an India that may be fast disappearing.

Author : Sibanda, Bongani
Publisher : Weaver Press
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781779222947

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Grace and Other Stories by Sibanda, Bongani Pdf

This collection of short stories explores the ‘survival of the fittest’ in the hardship and poverty of a remote village in Matabeleland. Bongani Sibanda draws his characters and their situations with a sardonic eye and caustic humour. Sibanda satirises churches which enrich their leaders with the tithes of the poor, and draws our attention to self-proclaimed pastors who use the ‘gospel of nationalism and patriotism’ to persuade their congregants to desist from supporting opposition politics. The church is also a source of the villagers’ weekly entertainment, with its cleansing ceremonies and the interrogation of witches: belief has a place, but so too does theatre. Patriarchy, family hierarchies, and the traditional position of women and children, all fall under Sibanda’s wry but compassionate scrutiny. We feel an intimacy with the villagers as we learn about how they cope: with no self-pity, little ambition, but a fierce determination to survive.

Author : Ethan Rutherford
Publisher : Deep Vellum Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781646050482

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Farthest South & Other Stories by Ethan Rutherford Pdf

A baby is born with gills. Foxes raise and then lose a human child. A man, in the final throes of his deathbed fever-dream, experiences a cross-Antarctic voyage. The stories in Furthest South, the second story collection from renowned writer Ethan Rutherford, find characters in the most unexpectedly menacing of circumstances, in which their sanity, happiness, and safety are put to the test. Formally ambitious, with an eye toward the strange, with a inimitable style all Rutherford's own, each story is nonetheless firmly grounded by a deep, human concern: the anxiety of family connection and humanity.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UBBS:UBBS-00095734

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Christmas Stories, and Other Stories by Charles Dickens Pdf

Author : Chŏnghŭi O
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780231160667

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River of Fire and Other Stories by Chŏnghŭi O Pdf

These nine stories range from O Chonghui's first published work in 1968 to one of her last publications in 1994. Her early stories are compact, often chilling accounts of family dysfunction, reflecting the decline of traditional, agrarian economics and the rise of urban, industrial living. Later stories are more expansive, weaving eloquent, occasionally wistful reflections on lost love and tradition together with provocative explorations of sexuality and gender.

Author : Ouida
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : IND:30000109120331

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Ruffino, and Other Stories by Ouida Pdf

Author : Harriet Sanborn Grosvenor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1854
Category : Children's stories, American
ISBN : HARVARD:HN5EAW

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Grandfather's Story and Other Sketches by Harriet Sanborn Grosvenor Pdf

Author : Charlotte Mary Yonge
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Christian life
ISBN : NLS:B000025024

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The Christmas mummers. And other stories by Charlotte Mary Yonge Pdf

Author : Juliana Horatia Ewing
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387311709

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Jackanapes, Daddy Darwin's Dovecot; And Other Stories by Juliana Horatia Ewing Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1983-06-29
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780064430418

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Through Grandpa's Eyes by Patricia MacLachlan Pdf

On John's visits to Grandpa's house, his blind grandfather shares with him the special way he sees and moves in the world.

Author : David Bannister
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781499092271

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Grandad’S Story by David Bannister Pdf

In 2013 he decided to tell his life story, hoping that someone may someday want to read it. It is an insightful look back to the world of yesterday, and deals with subjects ranging from school discipline, family feuds and office politics, to the joys of children and grandchildren, the loss of loved ones, and the perils of caravanning in Europe. The story is told in the frank and forthright manner you would expect from a true Yorkshireman, full of honesty, self deprecation and dark humour. It also shows that an ordinary man can have an extraordinary tale to tell.

Author : Ruskin Bond
Publisher : Penguin Books India
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Animal stories
ISBN : 0140360441

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Panther's Moon and Other Stories by Ruskin Bond Pdf

A collection of animal stories, set in India. The author also wrote Flames in the Forest and Getting Grannie's Glasses.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:HN1FCJ

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood and Other Stories by Charles Dickens Pdf