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16 produkter
Greenwood
Häftad, 2021
147 kr
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A spellbinding eco fable for fans of David Mitchell, Richard Powers, and Margaret Atwood.Structured like the rings of a tree, this remarkable novel moves from a futuristic world in which only one forest remains to the start of the twentieth century, where two young boys survive a train crash, …
Greenwood
Häftad, 2021
279 kr
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It's 2038 and Jacinda (Jake) Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an overqualified tour guide babysitting ultra-rich vacationers in one of the world's last remaining forests. It's 2008 and Liam Greenwood is a carpenter, sprawled on his back after a workplace fall, calling out from the concrete …
Discard
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
7 kr
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From the short-story collection The Beggar’s Garden , “Discard” tells the story of Earl, who, after the death of his beloved wife, Tuuli, retreats into his basement. He emerges to track down his estranged, homeless grandson, leaving food and other broken-down bits of things in dumpsters for him to …
Goodbye Porkpie Hat
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
7 kr
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Crack addict Henry bumps into theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the two set out on a drug-fuelled adventure, contemplating the nature of science, addiction, and the restlessness of human life. “Goodbye Porkpie Hat” is part of Michael Christie’s critically acclaimed short-story …
Queen Of Cans And Jars
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
8 kr
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Bernice is a collector—of items rescued from her thrift shop and memories of a husband who abandoned her years ago—until one day she decides to take her sister’s advice and downsize. “The Queen of Cans and Jars” is part of Michael Christie’s critically acclaimed short-story collection, The Beggar’s …
Extra
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
7 kr
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From the critically acclaimed short-story collection The Beggar’s Garden , “The Extra” features a young, mentally disabled man and his best friend, Rick, who find work as extras on a film set. This story was nominated for a Journey Prize. The Beggar’s Garden follows a diverse group of characters, …
Ideal Companion
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
7 kr
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The reluctant owner of a wayward Andalucian wolfhound named Buddy, Dan discovers the immutable bond between man and his best friend. “An Ideal Companion” is part of Michael Christie’s critically acclaimed short-story collection, The Beggar’s Garden . The Beggar’s Garden follows a diverse group of …
King Me
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
8 kr
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Michael Christie delicately and convincingly explores the fragile world of mental illness through Saul, a hospital patient who stops taking his medication, reordering his perspective on the world. “King Me” is part of Christie’s critically acclaimed short-story collection, The Beggar’s Garden . The …
Quiet
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
7 kr
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Finch stole his first car when he was a nimble twelve-year-old. Hundreds of cars later, he slips behind the wheel of an emerald-green Benz and takes his chances in the night, picking up a passenger along the way. “The Quiet” is part of Michael Christie’s critically acclaimed short-story collection, …
Beggar's Garden
Short Story
E-bok, 2012
7 kr
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In the titular story of Michael Christie’s critically acclaimed debut collection, The Beggar’s Garden , Sam Prince moves into the shed behind his house as his marriage falls apart. He meets a local panhandler and tries to help him sort out his life—even though he can’t find the courage to fix his …
If I Fall, If I Die
E-bok, 2015
102 kr
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A heartfelt and wondrous debut lauded by Philipp Meyer (New York Times bestselling author of The Son) as "astonishing", introducing a supremely gifted and exciting new voice in fiction.Will has never been to the outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never got to know …
Greenwood
A Novel
E-bok, 2020
229 kr
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A magnificent generational saga that charts a family’s rise and fall, its secrets and inherited crimes, and the conflicted relationship with the source of its fortune—trees—from one of Canada’s most acclaimed novelists It’s 2038 and Jacinda (Jake) Greenwood is a storyteller and a liar, an …
If I Fall, If I Die
Häftad, 2015
138 kr
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A heartfelt and wondrous debut lauded by Philipp Meyer (New York Times bestselling author of The Son) as "astonishing", introducing a supremely gifted and exciting new voice in fiction. Will has never been to the outside, at least not since he can remember. And he has certainly never got to know …
