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Things Lost and Other Short Stories

David Pickering

出版	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015-06-26
主題	Fiction / Short Stories (single author)
ISBN	15121388869781512138887
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=dSEXswEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

"Highly enjoyable", "thought-provoking and moving", "amusing and engaging", "tender and evocative", "enchanting", "touching and hilarious", "extremely well written", "elegiac", "awesome", "a pleasure to read" (readers' comments). This volume contains six original short stories and a novel extract:GlassA young girl's fear of glass has everyone mystified. What caused it and can there ever be a cure for her phobia?A Farewell PerformanceA failed actor and a murderous gunman on a rooftop. Will the pen prove mightier than the sword?The Mayor's TaleThe little town of Market Hampden finds itself at the centre of a media storm. Mayor Hodges resolves to make the most of it...Things LostIt was the summer when everything burned. Amid the fires, two teenagers, on the brink of their future lives, spend an afternoon in a countryside lost in the past.Weighing of the HeartFour couples honeymooning on the Nile decide to visit the tomb of the Aga Khan and to witness a proof of deathless love. But will their own marriages turn out so well?How to Eat a SeagullAn old lady shares one of the secrets of a full and surprising life. Dedicated to Grannies everywhere.And Stones Shall Dance (extract)The opening chapters of a Gothic-teen extravaganza combining elements of youthful confusion, millennial anxiety, public schools, witchcraft, archaeology, first sex and hedgehogs.