The Wheel Of Fortune Other Stories

Author : Roger Leslie Paige
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780244479404

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The Wheel of Fortune & Other Stories by Roger Leslie Paige Pdf

This is my tenth collection of short stories. An elderly man becomes ?news? after he writes about his encounter with Ernest Hemingway in Pamplona years ago. A writer holidaying in West Texas meets James Dean in Marfa years after the latter's supposed death. A postal clerk remembers selling a stamp to John Wayne who was filming in London. A reporter traces the ex-chauffeur of a gangster to learn his story. A British Lord worries about his accident prone wife who has gone skiing in the Scottish Borders. A mystery writer becomes a witness in a local murder. A strange ship loads an odd cargo in a port. A mute, nameless man becomes a patient in a psychiatric hospital. A sunken treasure is found off the coast of Florida during a Presidential political campaign. They are a mixed bag of old and new, some semi-autobiographical or humourous, all intended to entertain.

Author : Susan Howatch
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 1734 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453263457

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The Wheel of Fortune by Susan Howatch Pdf

An “emotion-packed” New York Times–bestselling saga by the author of Cashelmara, set on a Welsh family estate in the early twentieth century (San Francisco Chronicle). Tucked in the hills of South Wales is Oxmoon, the ancestral estate of the Godwin family. In the summers before 1914, music streams through the family home as the Godwins, at the height of their prosperity, dance in the ballroom with their guests. But despite the remarkable talents of heir-apparent Robert Godwin, the fates have a rough, tough ride planned for him and those he loves. Fortunes shift during two world wars, disastrous love affairs leave the family battered, and finally jealousy threatens to destroy Oxmoon and all it symbolizes. Based on a true story that has been updated to modern times, The Wheel of Fortune is a timeless tale of love, hatred, revenge, redemption, and forgiveness. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Susan Howatch including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s personal collection.

Author : Marytza K. Rubio
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2022-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781324090557

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Maria, Maria: & Other Stories by Marytza K. Rubio Pdf

Conjuring entrancing tales of Mexican American mystics and misfits, Marytza K. Rubio shatters the boundaries of reality with this fiercely imaginative debut. “The first witch of the waters was born in Destruction. The moon named her Maria.” Set against the tropics and megacities of the Americas, Maria, Maria takes inspiration from wild creatures, tarot, and the porous borders between life and death. Motivated by love and its inverse, grief, the characters who inhabit these stories negotiate boldly with nature to cast their desired ends. As the enigmatic community college professor in “Brujería for Beginners” reminds us: “There’s always a price for conjuring in darkness. You won’t always know what it is until payment is due.” This commitment drives the disturbingly faithful widow in “Tijuca,” who promises to bury her husband’s head in the rich dirt of the jungle, and the sisters in “Moksha,” who are tempted by a sleek obsidian dagger once held by a vampiric idol. But magic isn’t limited to the women who wield it. As Rubio so brilliantly elucidates, animals are powerful magicians too. Subversive pigeons and hungry jaguars are called upon in “Tunnels,” and a lonely little girl runs free with a resurrected saber-toothed tiger in “Burial.” A colorful catalog of gallery exhibits from animals in therapy is featured in “Art Show,” including the Almost Philandering Fox, who longs after the red pelt of another, and the recently rehabilitated Paranoid Peacocks. Brimming with sharp wit and ferocious female intuition, these stories bubble over into the titular novella, “Maria, Maria”—a tropigoth family drama set in a reimagined California rainforest that explores the legacies of three Marias, and possibly all Marias. Writing in prose so lush it threatens to creep off the page, Rubio emerges as an ineffable new voice in contemporary short fiction.

Author : Julian Hawthorne
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547323471

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The Laughing Mill, and Other Stories by Julian Hawthorne Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Laughing Mill, and Other Stories" by Julian Hawthorne. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Susanna Clarke
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781408809334

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The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke Pdf

A gorgeously illustrated book of short stories from the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, the 4-million-copy global bestseller 'These tales read as if Jane Austen had rewritten the Brothers Grimm ... wonderful' Spectator Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you find you have crossed an invisible line and must cope, as best you can, with petulant princesses, vengeful owls, ladies who pass their time embroidering terrible fates or with endless paths in deep, dark woods and houses that never appear the same way twice. The heroines and heroes bedevilled by such problems in these fairy tales include a conceited Regency clergyman, an eighteenth-century Jewish doctor and Mary, Queen of Scots, as well as two characters from Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell: Strange himself and the Raven King.

Author : Reetika Khanna Nijhawan
Publisher : Om Books International
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Short stories, Indic (English)
ISBN : 9789385031724

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Kismetwali and Other Stories by Reetika Khanna Nijhawan Pdf

Details for Kismetwali and Other Stories Set against the backdrop of modern-day India, Kismetwali and Other Stories places the reader amidst circumstances that transcend place, purse and prestige. This octet of novellas offers a rare glimpse into the parallel lives of the privileged and penniless, converging on those astonishing moments when free will intercepts fate and the rigid divide between social classes is rendered insignificant. Each narrative showcases walas and walis of the working class—the common yet essential purveyors of goods and providers of service—as empowered individuals who take centre stage.The shavewala, a humble barber, becomes an intimate collaborator in a love story that spans the seven seas; the malishwali, a long-serving masseuse, conceals her mistress’s shocking secret while offering a gift of revelation to another; the kismetwali, a clairvoyant of unremarkable pedigree, solicits cosmic benefaction for her affluent clients. These socially eclipsed characters are the true protagonists in every story. About Reetika Khanna Nijhawan Reetika Khanna Nijhawan was born and raised in a small town in northern India. While growing up, she travelled the world extensively with her father, an officer in the merchant navy. After receiving her degree in Psychology from Delhi University, she worked as a flight attendant with Lufthansa German Airlines before settling down to write for ELLE and ELLE Décor in Mumbai. She later moved to Atlanta, where her work has been published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Khabar magazine. Kismetwali and Other Stories is her first work of fiction. She penned these eight novellas over time, while waiting in the carpool line outside her daughter’s school.

Author : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780812291544

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"In the Days of Serfdom" and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy Pdf

"In the Days of Serfdom" and Other Stories, originally published in 1911, presents in miniature themes developed in Tolstoy's longer works War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The compelling stories in this collection have largely been ignored by contemporary scholars and teachers because of their general unavailability. Available once again, the stories reveal new thematic and stylisitic dimensions to Tolstoy's oeuvre. While not all of the stories deal with actual serfdom, they all address the legacy of serfdom, of choicelessness, in Tolstoy's Russia. These stories are also thoroughly modern, concerned as they are with the market economy, changing values, and women's roles in society. Artistically and historically significant, they constitute ethical and spiritual questionings that deal with lives out of control, with characters making sense of the experience of living.

Author : Matthew O. Grenby
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781137274298

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Little Goody Two-Shoes and Other Stories by Matthew O. Grenby Pdf

John Newbery is celebrated as the first successful publisher of children's books, and the founder of modern children's literature. Three classic works published by Newbery (the authors unknown) are now available for a new generation of readers. Edited by M. O. Grenby, with an introduction, explanatory notes and suggestions for further reading.

Author : Henry Seton Merriman
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387060560

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Tomaso's Fortune and Other Stories by Henry Seton Merriman 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 : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2003-07-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780191606137

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The Devil and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy Pdf

'It is impossible to explain why Yevgeny chose Liza Annenskaya, as it is always impossible to explain why a man chooses this and not that woman.' This collection of eleven stories spans virtually the whole of Tolstoy's creative life. While each is unique in form, as a group they are representative of his style, and touch on the central themes that surface in War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Stories as different as 'The Snowstorm', 'Lucerne', 'The Diary of a Madman', and 'The Devil' are grounded in autobiographical experience. They deal with journeys of self-discovery and the moral and religious questioning that characterizes Tolstoy's works of criticism and philosophy. 'Strider' and 'Father Sergy', as well as reflecting Tolstoy's own experiences, also reveal profound psychological insights. These stories range over much of the Russian world of the nineteenth century, from the nobility to the peasantry, the military to the clergy, from merchants and cobblers to a horse and a tree. Together they present a fascinating picture of Tolstoy's skill and artistry. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Author : Thomas Adolphus Trollope
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015063927142

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Diamond Cut Diamond, a Story of Tuscan Life and Other Stories by Thomas Adolphus Trollope Pdf

Author : Meenakshi Mukherjee
Publisher : Orient Blackswan
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8125000046

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Let'S Go Home And Other Stories by Meenakshi Mukherjee Pdf

Here is the first eye-witness story of the Kashmir Operations permitted by the Government of India to be published in book form. On 22 October 1947, in a flash and without warning, war burst upon Kashmir. Indian troops were rushed to defend the state, after the request of the Ruler to accede to the Indian Union was accepted by the Government of India. The Story of Poonch , which is the central theme of the book, gives a vivid picture of the conditions under which the whole campaign was fought. This book, which is a reprint, is fully illustrated with maps and excellent photographs.

Author : Thomas Hardy
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2006-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780141938110

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The Withered Arm and Other Stories 1874-1888 by Thomas Hardy Pdf

"See if she is dark or fair, and if you can, notice if her hands be white; if not, see if they look as though she had ever done housework, or are milker's hands like mine." So Rhoda Brook, the abandoned mistress of Farmer Lodge, is jealous to discover details of his new bride in 'The Withered Arm', the title story in this selection of Hardy's finest short stories. Hardy's first story, 'Destiny and a Blue Cloak' was written fresh from the success of Far From the Madding Crowd. Beautiful in their own right, these stories are also testing-grounds for the novels in their controversial sexual politics, their refusal of romance structures, and their elegiac pursuit of past, lost loves. Several of the stories in The Withered Arm were collected to form the famous volume, Wessex Tales (1888), the first time Hardy denoted 'Wessex' to describe his fictional world. The Withered Arm is the first of a new two-volume selection of Hardy's short stories, edited with an introduction and notes by Kristin Brady.

Author : Robert Willis
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781524604929

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Barlow and Other Stories by Robert Willis Pdf

Barlow Jimson was mean before he went deaf. Afterward, he just turned meaner. He'd blow up and fight anybody on a dare or on a show of surly lips or even a one-sided laugh if he didn't see enough smile in it.

Author : A.F McGuinness
Publisher : eBook Partnership
Page : 95 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-03-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780992712129

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Heidi Seek and other stories by A.F McGuinness Pdf

A.F. McGuinness's debut collection of haunting tales is inspired by masters of mystery, imagination and horror: Poe, M.R.James and Kafka. They delve deep into the dark recesses of the human heart, exploring the fine line between dream and nightmare, good and evil, real and unreal; a twilight world where nothing and nobody is quite what they seem.