The Not Dead And The Saved And Other Stories

Author : Kate Clanchy
Publisher : Swift Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781800751835

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The Not-Dead and the Saved by Kate Clanchy Pdf

'Literary hand grenades, raising difficult questions about the world in which we live' - Guardian In the sixteen stories of The Not-Dead and The Saved, Kate Clanchy turns her clear gaze and remarkable honesty on what it means to be a mother or a child; to struggle alone; to seek comfort in love; to be present; to be sane. Lithe prose and crackling wit carry us from comedy to tragedy and back again, and create a bold cast of characters that includes even a few delightfully famous names. The much-lauded title story won the BBC National Short Story Award in 2009, and the collection as a whole more than delivers on that promise. It celebrates Kate Clanchy's gift for clarity, empathy and surprise, and confirms her as one of the finest writers of our time.

Author : Kate Clanchy
Publisher : Picador
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-03-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0330535269

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The Not-Dead and the Saved and Other Stories by Kate Clanchy Pdf

A beautiful and moving collection of stories about love and loss from the 2009 BBC Short Story Award winner and poet.

Author : Simon Armitage
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Poetry
ISBN : STANFORD:36105132261566

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The Not Dead by Simon Armitage Pdf

'The Not Dead' is a short collection of poems originally aired on a Channel 4 documentary film of the same name, shown in the winter of 2007. They are featured here alongside an introduction from Armitage and press reviews of the film, which is due for re-screening at the South Bank, London, in November 2008.

Author : Hadley Moore
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Loss (Psychology)
ISBN : 1938769414

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Not Dead Yet and Other Stories by Hadley Moore Pdf

Not Dead Yet studies the uncertainties of loss, turning a gaze toward the often-silenced voices of the infirm, elderly, and adolescent. Rich in humor and honesty, Hadley Moore's debut collection of short stories presents a contemporary set of narratives from a lush cast of characters. We find the protagonists of her stories tenderly revealing their pain after the loss of loved ones and coping with the voids left by the passing of youth, happiness, and fulfilment. Moore invites us into the lives of characters like Morley, who struggles to adapt to new cultural norms, and Salmon, who confronts the loss of her husband while feeling isolated from his family's Judaism. The character-driven prose of Not Dead Yet offers striking detail as it dives into moments of absurdity and tragedy.

Author : Celeste Ng
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101634615

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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Pdf

The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts “A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” —O, the Oprah Magazine “Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” —Entertainment Weekly “Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But when Lydia’s body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.

Author : Holly Jackson
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2021-09-28
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780593379851

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As Good as Dead by Holly Jackson Pdf

THE MUST-READ MULTIMILLION BESTSELLING MYSTERY SERIES • The final book in the A Good Girl's Guide to Murder series that reads like your favorite true crime podcast or show. By the end, you'll never think of good girls the same way again... Pip is about to head to college, but she is still haunted by the way her last investigation ended. She’s used to online death threats in the wake of her viral true-crime podcast, but she can’t help noticing an anonymous person who keeps asking her: Who will look for you when you’re the one who disappears? Soon the threats escalate and Pip realizes that someone is following her in real life. When she starts to find connections between her stalker and a local serial killer caught six years ago, she wonders if maybe the wrong man is behind bars. Police refuse to act, so Pip has only one choice: find the suspect herself—or be the next victim. As the deadly game plays out, Pip discovers that everything in her small town is coming full circle . . .and if she doesn’t find the answers, this time she will be the one who disappears. . . And don't miss Holly Jackson's next thriller, Five Surive!

Author : Jack Livings
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-08-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780374710019

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The Dog by Jack Livings Pdf

"Jack Livings's stories of China are marvels of the imagination." —Paul Harding, author of Tinkers Set in the shifting landscape of contemporary China, Jack Livings's The Dog explodes the country's cultural and social fault lines, revealing a nation accustomed to rations, bitter struggle, and the stranglehold of communism as it confronts a generation rife with the promise of unforeseen prosperity. In this riveting, richly imagined collection, a wealthy factory owner—once a rural peasant—refuses to help the victims of an earthquake until his daughter starts a relief effort of her own; a marginalized but powerful Uyghur gangster clashes with his homosexual grandson; and a dogged journalist is forced to resign as young writers in "pink Izod golf shirts and knockoff Italian loafers" write his stories out from under him. With spare, penetrating prose, Livings gives shape to the anonymous faces in the crowd and illuminates the tensions, ironies, and possibilities of life in modern China. As heartbreaking as it is hopeful, The Dog marks the debut of a startling and wildly imaginative new voice in fiction.

Author : Mary Kole
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781599635804

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Writing Irresistible Kidlit by Mary Kole Pdf

Captivate the hearts and minds of young adult readers! Writing for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) audiences isn't just "kid's stuff" anymore--it's kidlit! The YA and MG book markets are healthier and more robust than ever, and that means the competition is fiercer, too. In Writing Irresistible Kidlit, literary agent Mary Kole shares her expertise on writing novels for young adult and middle grade readers and teaches you how to: • Recognize the differences between middle grade and young adult audiences and how it impacts your writing. • Tailor your manuscript's tone, length, and content to your readership. • Avoid common mistakes and cliches that are prevalent in YA and MG fiction, in respect to characters, story ideas, plot structure and more. • Develop themes and ideas in your novel that will strike emotional chords. Mary Kole's candid commentary and insightful observations, as well as a collection of book excerpts and personal insights from bestselling authors and editors who specialize in the children's book market, are invaluable tools for your kidlit career. If you want the skills, techniques, and know-how you need to craft memorable stories for teens and tweens, Writing Irresistible Kidlit can give them to you.

Author : Scott Weiland
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0743297172

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Not Dead & Not for Sale by Scott Weiland Pdf

The instant New York Times bestseller: the lead singer of the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver delivers an exhilarating memoir of scaling the pinnacle of rock stardom, plunging into the chasm of addiction and incarceration, and then clawing his way back to the top again and again. In the early 1990s, Stone Temple Pilots—not U2, not Nirvana, not Pearl Jam—was the hottest band in the world. STP toppled such megabands as Aerosmith and Guns N’ Roses on MTV and the Billboard charts. Lead singer Scott Weiland became an iconic front man in the tradition of Mick Jagger, David Bowie, and Robert Plant. Then, when STP imploded, it was Weiland who emerged as the emblem of rock star excess, with his well-publicized drug busts and trips to rehab. Weiland has since made a series of stunning comebacks, fronting the supergroup Velvet Revolver, releasing solo work, and reuniting with Stone Temple Pilots. He has prevailed as a loving, dedicated father, as well as a business-savvy artist whose well of creativity is far from empty. Not Dead & Not for Sale is a hard rock memoir to be reckoned with—a passionate, insightful, and at times humorous book that reads with extraordinary narrative force.

Author : David Herbert Lawrence
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1853261955

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The Virgin and the Gipsy and Other Stories by David Herbert Lawrence Pdf

These stories of myth and resurrection, of uncanny events and violent impulse, were with one exception written and published in the latter half of the 1920s.

Author : Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780804172707

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Author : Alice Munro
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307961044

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Dear Life by Alice Munro Pdf

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE© IN LITERATURE 2013 A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post Notable Work of Fiction A Best Book of the Year: The Atlantic, NPR, San Francisco Chronicle, Vogue, AV Club In story after story in this brilliant new collection, Alice Munro pinpoints the moment a person is forever altered by a chance encounter, an action not taken, or a simple twist of fate. Her characters are flawed and fully human: a soldier returning from war and avoiding his fiancée, a wealthy woman deciding whether to confront a blackmailer, an adulterous mother and her neglected children, a guilt-ridden father, a young teacher jilted by her employer. Illumined by Munro’s unflinching insight, these lives draw us in with their quiet depth and surprise us with unexpected turns. And while most are set in her signature territory around Lake Huron, some strike even closer to home: an astonishing suite of four autobiographical tales offers an unprecedented glimpse into Munro’s own childhood. Exalted by her clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for storytelling, Dear Life shows how strange, perilous, and extraordinary ordinary life can be.

Author : Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : ZHBL:ZHBL-00047117

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In Durance Vile and Other Stories by Margaret Wolfe Hungerford Pdf

Author : Ronald Sukenick
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1573661058

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The Death of the Novel and Other Stories by Ronald Sukenick Pdf

Originally published in 1969, The Death of the Novel and Other Stories remains among the most memorable creations of an unforgettable age. Irrepressibly experimental in both content and form, these anti-fictions set out to rescue experience from its containment within artistic convention and bourgeois morality. Equal parts high modernist aesthete and borscht belt comedian, Sukenick joins avant-garde art with street slang and cartoons, expressing his generation's anxieties by simultaneously mocking and validating them. These are original works by a writer who will try absolutely anything.

Author : Thomas Morris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0571317022

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We Don't Know What We're Doing by Thomas Morris Pdf