Blood And Water And Other Tales

Author : Patrick McGrath
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood and Water and Other Tales written by Patrick McGrath and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Severed hands, dead monkeys, swarming insects, pickled body parts and menacing pygmies proliferate in this collection of short stories. They also feature ancient Southern plantations, isolated manor houses, places where ghosts like to lurk and places where spiritual and physical decay presides.

Author : Patrick Mcgrath
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501125397
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood and Water and Other Stories written by Patrick Mcgrath and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-08-18 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dark, unnerving and wickedly funny, Patrick McGrath's acclaimed short stories deal in the bizarre, the erotic and the unexpected. A failed writer meets an ageing gin-queen who claims he was once visited by an angel; a little girl finds a delirious, dying explorer from the Congo at the bottom of her back garden; a night-club is terrorized by a strange libidinous hand; and a young Victorian lady sails to India to find her fiance Cecil horribly transformed...

Author : Patrick McGrath
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood and Water and Other Tales written by Patrick McGrath and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 1988 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Severed hands, dead monkeys, swarming insects, pickled body parts and menacing pygmies proliferate in this collection of short stories. They also feature ancient Southern plantations, isolated manor houses, places where ghosts like to lurk and places where spiritual and physical decay presides.

Author : Silver Donald Cameron
Publisher : Steerforth
ISBN 13 : 1586422936
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood in the Water written by Silver Donald Cameron and published by Steerforth. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fascinating! [A] must-read for all concerned about how humans manage to live together. Or not.” —Margaret Atwood “Superb... an instant true crime classic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A masterfully told true story, perfect for fans of Say Nothing and Furious Hours: a brutal murder in a small Nova Scotia fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the very nature of good and evil. In his riveting and meticulously reported final book, Silver Donald Cameron offers a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing and its devastating repercussions. Cameron’s searing, utterly gripping story about one small community raises a disturbing question: Are there times when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but the responsible thing to do? In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small town on Cape Breton Island murdered their neighbor, Phillip Boudreau, at sea. While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, the small-time criminal was about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal livelihood. Boudreau seemed invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever. Meanwhile the police and local officials were frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. One of the men took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau and his boat. Was the Boudreau killing cold blooded murder, a direct reaction to credible threats, or the tragic result of local officials failing to protect the community? As many local people have said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would have...

Author : M a Kersh
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781095491706
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood in the Water written by M a Kersh and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-05-17 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this thrilling debut novel from writer M.A Kersh, the true events of the famous childhood story about the much loved Peter Pan, and the villainous pirate known as Captain Hook is finally revealed for the very first time.James Hook's story began in Wales, where he was left on the steps of the Moore Orphanage as a baby. James is bullied by Peter and his followers, leaving him a lonely outcast who dreams of a life out on the sea. After a Scarlet Fairy visits James, he discovers the frightening side of magic. He resists her charms, but after being nearly beaten to death by Peter and his friends, the Scarlet Fairy torments his dreams as he lay broken in the hospital wing. However, James finds he is not alone as one of the nuns within the orphanage comes to comfort and aid him with a mother's love. But when her efforts fail him, she decides to sacrifice her own soul for the protection from all fae magic for James. When James wakes the following morning, his heart is broken to find the woman he had come to love is dead. He vows revenge upon the Scarlet Fairy and the very boy who put him in her view in the first place, Peter. James plans to make Peter the fae's new target, but everything goes wrong as the clever Peter concocts an unusual deal with a Green Fairy. Instead of sacrificing his own soul, he offers to spend his immortal life collecting children's souls in exchange for all the powers of the fae. The Green Fairy accepts the deal, and the two new friends fly away to their new home Neverland.Unsure of Peter's fate, James leaves the orphanage to board Blackbeard's ship under the alias name, Hook. Years go by, but Hook's bitterness only continues to grow. Then one night, Peter, now known as Pan, confronts him. When Hook learns that the fault of so many stolen souls was his own, with guilt and rage, Hook wages war upon his former childhood foe. He would have to sail the famed Jolly Roger through into the Nine Realms beyond the hidden veils to exact his revenge and set all of the lost souls on the island free. The journey is one of magic, true love, darkness, lore, and redemption. Like Serena Valentino's Fairest of All, Blood in the Water offers an entirely new version of the beloved classic, bringing each reader a touch a grim, dark, twisted retelling of the story of Neverland. The characters that come along for the enchanted journey includes, Blackbeard, The Blue Fairy, Wendy Darling, Tiger Lily, Mr. Smee, Catcher, and of course, Tinker Bell. In this story of heroes and villains, you may find that what you have formally believed was a lie, but fear not my darlings, for there is always a wish that can grant you your second chance.

Author : Joy McCullough
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0735232121
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.29/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Blood Water Paint written by Joy McCullough and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it."—The New Yorker "I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life."—Amanda Lovelace, bestselling author of the princess saves herself in this one A William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist 2018 National Book Award Longlist Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice: a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. He will not consume my every thought. I am a painter. I will paint. Joy McCullough's bold novel in verse is a portrait of an artist as a young woman, filled with the soaring highs of creative inspiration and the devastating setbacks of a system built to break her. McCullough weaves Artemisia's heartbreaking story with the stories of the ancient heroines, Susanna and Judith, who become not only the subjects of two of Artemisia's most famous paintings but sources of strength as she battles to paint a woman's timeless truth in the face of unspeakable and all-too-familiar violence. I will show you what a woman can do. ★"A captivating and impressive."—Booklist, starred review ★"Belongs on every YA shelf."—SLJ, starred review ★"Haunting."—Publishers Weekly, starred review ★"Luminous."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

Author : Lara Vapnyar
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 030727988X
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love written by Lara Vapnyar and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2009-06-02 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of Lara Vapnyar's six stories invites us into a world where food and love intersect, along with the overlapping pleasures and frustrations of Vapnyar's uniquely captivating characters. Meet Nina, a recent arrival from Russia, for whom colorful vegetables represent her own fresh hopes and dreams . . . Luda and Milena, who battle over a widower in their English class with competing recipes for cheese puffs, spinach pies, and meatballs . . . and Sergey, who finds more comfort in the borscht made by a paid female companion than in her sexual ministrations. They all crave the taste and smell of home, wherever—and with whomever—that may turn out to be. A roundup of recipes are the final taste of this delicious collection.

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 478 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive bibliography of books and short fiction published in the English language.

Author : Ellouise Liston
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780645111934
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Of Blood & Water written by Ellouise Liston and published by . This book was released on 2022-01-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Michelle Wise Wright
Publisher : Carpenter's Son Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781952025273
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Water Tales written by Michelle Wise Wright and published by Carpenter's Son Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Water Tales: Ten Life Lessons from "My Water Buddy & Family®" is an adventurous collection of ten short children stories that uses anthropomorphic body and organ characters to tell ten different tales centered around the importance of water. Each tale is cleverly built around each of the eleven members of My Water Buddy & Family® who are all focused on the beneficial impact of water for our bodies, the earth, the environment, and the extended family of all living species. The Main character of the brand is My Water Buddy®, a unique personification of water (H20) and the human body. My Water Buddy embodies "The Family", which consists of various anthropomorphic body components and organ characters that drinking water positively impacts, including: Airy and Breezy the Twin Lungs, Boney the Bone, BRAWNY the Muscle®, Flowy the Blood Drop, Flushy and Gushy the Twin Kidneys, Pumpy the Heart, Tummy the Stomach, and Whizzy the Brain. In addition to motivating young readers to drink water, the stories tap into life topics important to children: bullying, self-esteem, peer pressure, etc.