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Book Synopsis A Matter of Time/A New Beginning (Storycuts) by : Elvi Rhodes
Download or read book A Matter of Time/A New Beginning (Storycuts) written by Elvi Rhodes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'A Matter of Time', Martin has inherited a house from his late aunt in New York, and his girlfriend Linda has moved over there with him. She finds herself feeling very lost, though, and wondering why she is there. She loves Martin, but will her new surroundings ever feel like home? In 'A New Beginning', Primrose is becoming bored of the tedium of farm life. She knows she will miss it - the farm and its surrounding hills and river have been her home for the past twenty-four years. But she is convinced that the bright lights and buzz of London is what she needs now for her new start in life. But a new friendship in the Yorkshire Dales forces her to reconsider whether a new beginning really means moving away. Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Summer Promise and Other Stories.
Book Synopsis A Time to Remember/Model of Beauty/View from Beacon Hill (Storycuts) by : Elvi Rhodes
Download or read book A Time to Remember/Model of Beauty/View from Beacon Hill (Storycuts) written by Elvi Rhodes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'A Time to Remember', Kate can hardly contain her excitement when she finds out her daughter has gone into labour: she is going to be a grandmother! As the time passes whilst they wait for news of the new arrival, Kate finds herself reminiscing of her relationship with her own grandmother, and how time has flown. In 'Model of Beauty', Jilly has been enjoying her painting classes. She has been mocking the ample-sized model who has been sitting for them lately, but the tables are turned when the teacher decides they are all to paint each other - and Jilly becomes the model herself. Will she think her portrait a true likeness? And what will come of having someone pay such close attention to her? In 'View from Beacon Hill', Alison enjoys her time on Beacon Hill. It is where she has the space to consider her life, and the choices she has made and has yet to make. Eight and a half months pregnant, with only days to go until her due date, her life is about to change forever. But might she change her mind about the decisions she has made? Part of the Storycuts series, these three short stories were previously published in the collection Summer Promises and Other Stories.
Book Synopsis Festival at Rowdean/A Very Special Painting Class (Storycuts) by : Elvi Rhodes
Download or read book Festival at Rowdean/A Very Special Painting Class (Storycuts) written by Elvi Rhodes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Festival at Rowdean', Melanie has spent an exciting year abroad nannying for a family with two children, so her return home seems something of an anticlimax. Everything now seems so dull in her home village of Rowdean. She is mortified when the village committee then insist she be involved in the organisation of a village festival. But could this be just the thing to bring her home town back to life for her? In 'A Very Special Painting Class', among her other part-time jobs, Lisa works as a model for a painting class. Sitting completely still for long periods of time can be uncomfortable, but the money helps her to keep her flat and bring up her daughter Janie. But as one of the students begins to notice Lisa's features, could an unlikely friendship form? Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Summer Promise and Other Stories.
Book Synopsis Summer Promise/A Gull Named Helen/Children on the Shore (Storycuts) by : Elvi Rhodes
Download or read book Summer Promise/A Gull Named Helen/Children on the Shore (Storycuts) written by Elvi Rhodes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Summer Promise', Linda, recently divorced and in need of a break, decides to take her two children on a fortnight's holiday in France, renting a house from a friend of a friend. However when she arrives at the house, she finds a man already there, claiming to be the owner. It emerges that this man, Graham, is the ex-husband of the woman who suggested the idea to Linda, and that she had forgotten to inform her that the situation had changed and that Graham now owns the house outright. He makes it clear to Linda that they can't possibly stay there as he is busy with work and it would be an inconvenience. But as Linda frantically tries to find a hotel, her youngest child James falls ill with chicken pox. Graham relents, and agrees to let them stay in the house, packing his bags to move out for two weeks. But as he is leaving, they both realise that perhaps this situation could work out for both of them after all... In 'A Gull Named Helen', when little Daniel clams up following the death of his grandmother, everyone thinks a school trip to the seaside will be just what he needs. In the lighthouse where they are staying, Daniel is offered the little room right at the very top of the tower, while the other children must sleep in the basement. Watching from his bedroom window, Daniel becomes mesmerised by the seagulls circling overhead. As he spends the next few days feeding them scraps of bread, he forms a bond with one bird in particular, who he decides is called Helen - the same name as his grandmother. But little does he know that what he learns from these birds could help him for years to come. In 'Children on the Shore', Claire Foster has been used to living her own life, her own way. Her daughter lives abroad with her own family. Claire was widowed years ago. So when she takes a temporary job as a secretary at a hospital, she is startled to find herself beginning a relationship with one of the doctors. Meanwhile, her daughter begins writing to her frequently, begging her to move closer to them so that she can be a part of her grandchildren's lives. And then she is offered a new job, working for an author, which would reduce her free time dramatically. Which path - if any - should she choose? Part of the Storycuts series, these three short stories were previously published in the collection 'Summer Promise and Other Stories'.
Book Synopsis Leave it to Mavis/Night Flight/Wedding Shoes (Storycuts) by : Elvi Rhodes
Download or read book Leave it to Mavis/Night Flight/Wedding Shoes (Storycuts) written by Elvi Rhodes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Leave it to Mavis', Mavis has been helping to make the arrangements for her daughter Julie's wedding - most importantly, booking the village hall for the reception. But when busybody Edith Prosser comes to visit, it seems that the wedding plans may not be running quite as smoothly as everyone had thought... In 'Night Flight', Ruth can't sleep. Her husband should be in the bed next to her, but he's been out a lot recently, during the small hours of the morning. As Eddie travels home, he can't wait to get into bed - he can barely keep his eyes open. But he finds no one in the house, just a note from Ruth. In 'Wedding Shoes', Penny is thrilled to be the only bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding. But when she finds the perfect shoes for her outfit, there is only one size left - half a size too small. Surely she can squeeze into them if she tries? Little does she know the events that will unfold because of her shoes... Part of the Storycuts series, these three short stories were previously published in the collection Summer Promise and Other Stories.
Book Synopsis Faith and Hope Go Shopping/Hello, Goodbye (Storycuts) by : Joanne Harris
Download or read book Faith and Hope Go Shopping/Hello, Goodbye (Storycuts) written by Joanne Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Faith and Hope Go Shopping', Faith has spent twenty years in a wheelchair. Together with her blind friend Hope, she lives in a nursing home. Their favourite carer calls them Butch and Sundance, and like their namesakes, they make a final dash for freedom - in pursuit of a copy of Lolita and a pair of slick red high heels. In 'Hello, Goodbye', Angela K. is a society columnist for Goodbye! Magazine, and gets to attend all of the season's most sensational Dernières: the most exclusive celebrity funerals. She prides herself on finally having joined the ranks of the Immortals - until a sad, badly-dressed old couple arrives to disrupt her world. Part of the Storycuts series, these stories were previously published in the collection Jigs & Reels.
Book Synopsis Holler / I Start Over (Storycuts) by : Donald Ray Pollock
Download or read book Holler / I Start Over (Storycuts) written by Donald Ray Pollock and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Holler', when his wife throws him out, Tom shacks up with the family of a casual girlfriend. They leave it to him to bathe, shave and keep a jug of wine within a straw's reach of their disabled patriarch. In 'I Start Over', retirement has not been living up to Big Bernie's expectations-not the expectations the television advertisements are peddling anyway. He treats himself to a souped-up 1959 Chevrolet, and this indulgence might just be what he needs to start over. Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Knockemstiff.
Book Synopsis Blood Lines (Storycuts) by : Ruth Rendell
Download or read book Blood Lines (Storycuts) written by Ruth Rendell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wexford has a headache: no-one seems to have witnessed the murder, and there is no evidence of any grudges being held against the victim. Nevertheless, the statements of the locals just don't make sense. It is up to Wexford to track down the rat. Whilst he is doing so, a series of hit-and-runs afflict the town centre. Is there a link? Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Blood Lines.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1975-11-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Book Synopsis Dance of Heartbreak/The Diary for August (Storycuts) by : Su Tong
Download or read book Dance of Heartbreak/The Diary for August (Storycuts) written by Su Tong and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Dance of Heartbreak', something happened to a young boy in Grade 4, at Red Flag Elementary School; but even today the whole affair remains fresh in his mind. He'd never met another girl like her; she was a little child of glass, beautiful in her sorrow when she ran to centre stage. For him, she was an archetype. In 'The Diary for August', the inspector looked at the suspect who had been brought in for the incident at the city wall. He was fourteen or fifteen, dripping wet from the swimming pool where they had found him, and both his legs were trembling. It looked like he knew he had caused a disaster. Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Madwoman on the Bridge.
Book Synopsis Fish Sticks / Rainy Sunday (Storycuts) by : Donald Ray Pollock
Download or read book Fish Sticks / Rainy Sunday (Storycuts) written by Donald Ray Pollock and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Fish Sticks', Del is washing his one good pair of black jeans on the eve of his cousin's funeral. He imagines he can hear the sea off the Florida coast in the rumblings of the machines, and casts his mind back to a trip the two made to Florida when they were teenagers. In 'Rainy Sunday', Sharon's husband hasn't been quite right since he crashed the car and wound up with a steel plate in his head. Wet weather tends to set him off on one of his spells. Reluctantly, Sharon leaves him alone and takes off on a late-night mission to help her aunt find some company. Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Knockemstiff.
Book Synopsis Evangelista's Fan (Storycuts) by : Rose Tremain
Download or read book Evangelista's Fan (Storycuts) written by Rose Tremain and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Salvatore, a young watchmaker from Italy, moves to London when the king of his hometown decrees that a period of twenty-six years is to be erased from history, never to be mentioned in public again. Since this constitutes the whole of period of his life Salvatore feels he has no choice but to flee. But in London, what challenges will this man face, who holds so deeply to the importance of time and identity? Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Evangelista's Fan.
Book Synopsis The Story of Mats Israelson (Storycuts) by : Julian Barnes
Download or read book The Story of Mats Israelson (Storycuts) written by Julian Barnes and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 21 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anders Bodén, an esteemed sawmill manager and casual tour guide to those unfamiliar with the small Swedish town he calls home, finds a happy outlet for his knowledge of trees and local history when a new pharmacist arrives in town with his young wife in tow. But then gossip begins to circulate around an association . . . Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection The Lemon Table.
Book Synopsis The Private Banquet (Storycuts) by : Su Tong
Download or read book The Private Banquet (Storycuts) written by Su Tong and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bao Qing was a classic example of what people in Maqiao meant when they spat out the word 'intellectual'. Coming home to his old town for the holidays was just as much trouble as not coming home, for this was a town where his old schoolmate Fatcat had every local business in his pocket. And Fatcat considered the returning 'professor' a celebrity. Bao Qing was about to get an invitation he could not refuse. Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Madwoman on the Bridge.
Book Synopsis Piranha to Scurfy (Storycuts) by : Ruth Rendell
Download or read book Piranha to Scurfy (Storycuts) written by Ruth Rendell and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a house filled floor to ceiling with books, a lonely middle-aged man scrutinises new publications for editing errors. He is obsessive, writing angry letters to each author he finds fault with. Books are his life - and in an unexpected way have led a terrible guilt to fester inside him. Just when he thinks that all is buried and forgotten, a work of fiction with uncanny resemblances to his own story sends him back to the dark precipice. Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Piranha To Scurfy.
Book Synopsis Last Train to Dogtown/The Little Mermaid (Storycuts) by : Joanne Harris
Download or read book Last Train to Dogtown/The Little Mermaid (Storycuts) written by Joanne Harris and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Last Train to Dogtown', Neil K. is a bestselling author, feted and acclaimed wherever he goes. Until the evening his train maroons him in the middle of nowhere, and after wandering into a bar, he is confronted by a group of characters who are all strangely familiar... In 'The Little Mermaid', every Tuesday is reserved for Freak Day at the pool, when the disabled, the impaired and the elderly come to bathe without disturbing the able-bodied. Sad Flipper, so deformed and ungainly in her wheelchair, is as agile and graceful as a dolphin in the water. But will she be tempted to sacrifice her uniqueness for love? Part of the Storycuts series, these two short stories were previously published in the collection Jigs & Reels.
Book Synopsis The Bear Came Over The Mountain (Storycuts) by : Alice Munro
Download or read book The Bear Came Over The Mountain (Storycuts) written by Alice Munro and published by Random House. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reluctant decision is made to put Fiona in a home catering for those suffering from Alzheimer's. When her husband, Grant, comes to see her, he is confused and dismayed to learn that she has struck up a close relationship with a fellow patient. Part of the Storycuts series, this short story was previously published in the collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage.
