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| Author | : Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher | : Pantheon |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2004-12-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0375423443 |
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Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This treasury contains most of the stories previously collected in Children of Wax and seven new tales from the Setswana-speaking people of Botswana. A girl discovers that her young husband might actually be a lion in disguise, but not before they have two sons who might actually be cubs . . . When a child made of wax follows his curiosity outside into the heat of daylight and melts, his siblings shape him into a bird with feathers made of leaves that enable him to fly into the light . . . Talking hyenas, milk-giving birds, clever cannibals who nonetheless get their comeuppance, and mysterious forces that reside in the landscape—these wonderful fables bring us the wealth, the variety, and the particular magic of traditional African lore.
| Author | : Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Total Pages | : 144 |
| Release | : 2009-09-25 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1847676979 |
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How can a girl possibly have married a lion? How can a man have a tree growing out of his head? And how can a woman have children made of wax? The stories in this collection make these questions seem simple, everyday ones - then deftly supplies simple, everyday answers. Surprising and humorous, these beautifully rendered tales demonstrate McCall Smith's renowned storytelling skills.
| Author | : Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher | : Canongate Books |
| Total Pages | : 130 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Folklore |
| ISBN | : 9781841957296 |
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From animal fables to mysterious forces residing in the landscape, this collection demonstrates the wealth and variety of African folk tales and the particular magic of Africa's spiritual roots: a sense of unity with the environment.
| Author | : Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher | : Pantheon |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
Download The Girl who Married a Lion and Other Tales from Africa Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Gathered here is a beguiling selection of folktales from Zimbabwe and Botswana as retold by the best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency. This treasury contains most of the stories previously collected in Children of Wax and seven new tales from the Setswana-speaking people of Botswana. A girl discovers that her young husband might actually be a lion in disguise, but not before they have two sons who might actually be cubs . . . When a child made of wax follows his curiosity outside into the heat of daylight and melts, his siblings shape him into a bird with feathers made of leaves that enable him to fly into the light . . . Talking hyenas, milk-giving birds, clever cannibals who nonetheless get their comeuppance, and mysterious forces that reside in the landscape—these wonderful fables bring us the wealth, the variety, and the particular magic of traditional African lore.
| Author | : Sophie Stern |
| Publisher | : Sophie Stern |
| Total Pages | : 207 |
| Release | : |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : |
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One lion. One human. One important lie. Melinda I don't have much going for me until I see an ad in the local newspaper. Wanted: one bride. It seems like a total scam except for the fact that it'll get me out of Kansas. After dealing with my past, I'm more than happy to claim this Get Out of Kansas Free card. After spending a year in prison, staying married to a CEO for half of a year doesn't seem too bad, now does it? Yeah, some weird things seem to happen in Rawr County and the people there aren't exactly welcoming to outsiders, but it can't be all bad...can it? Basil I'll do whatever it takes to improve my image at the company. Apparently, my shareholders don't look too fondly on the fact that I've been something of a playboy in recent years. All that's about to change, though, because I'm getting married. The moment I see Melinda, I know that she's the one. My inner-lion knows, too. She's not just the woman I'm going to marry for the sake of improving my personal image. She's the one I'm going to marry because she's my fated mate. Only, Melinda doesn't know I'm a shifter, and she's got a few secrets of her own. When an enemy from her past resurfaces in Rawr County, we're going to have some hard decisions to make. We're going to have to fight for what we believe in, and we're going to have to fight for her safety. Luckily for Melinda, I love a good challenge.
| Author | : Sebastian Faulks |
| Publisher | : Vintage |
| Total Pages | : 331 |
| Release | : 2014-09-03 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0804153752 |
Download The Girl at the Lion d'Or Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Beautifully written and--extraordinarily moving."--The Sunday Times (London) From the author of the international bestseller Birdsong, comes a haunting historical novel of passion, loss, and courage set in France between the two world wars. This Vintage Original edition marks its first appearance in the United States. On a rainy night in the 1930s, Anne Louvet appears at the run-down Hotel du Lion d'Or in the village of Janvilliers. She is seeking a job and a new life, one far removed from the awful injustices of her past. As Anne embarks on a torrential love affair with a married veteran of the Great War, The Girl at the Lion d'Or fashions an unbreakable spell of narrative and atmosphere that evokes French masters from Flaubert to Renoir. "This moving and profound novel is perfectly constructed, and admirable in its configurations of place and period."--The Times (London) "I would urge those who appreciated--The French Lieutenant's Woman to try this one--. They may well think it superior."--Sunday Telegraph (London)
| Author | : Jacob Roecker |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 108 |
| Release | : 2012-11-16 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781481011549 |
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So there I was! Caught between an angry elephant and a treacherous cliff. The only things in my backpack were a bottle of water, a sandwich, and this book.What did I do next?I gave the elephant the bag of peanuts I was carrying in my other hand, drank the water as I walked home, ate the sandwich for dinner, and read this book to my kids thankful that someone had finally written a bedtime story worth staying up to finish.
| Author | : Jean Stafford |
| Publisher | : New York Review of Books |
| Total Pages | : 256 |
| Release | : 2010-08-10 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 159017352X |
Download The Mountain Lion Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Eight-year-old Molly and her ten-year-old brother Ralph are inseparable, in league with each other against the stodgy and stupid routines of school and daily life; against their prim mother and prissy older sisters; against the world of authority and perhaps the world itself. One summer they are sent from the genteel Los Angeles suburb that is their home to backcountry Colorado, where their uncle Claude has a ranch. There the children encounter an enchanting new world—savage, direct, beautiful, untamed—to which, over the next few years, they will return regularly, enjoying a delicious double life. And yet at the same time this other sphere, about which they are both so passionate, threatens to come between their passionate attachment to each other. Molly dreams of growing up to be a writer, yet clings ever more fiercely to the special world of childhood. Ralph for his part feels the growing challenge, and appeal, of impending manhood. Youth and innocence are hurtling toward a devastating end.
| Author | : Ellease Southerland |
| Publisher | : Harper Collins |
| Total Pages | : 196 |
| Release | : 2005-06-28 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0060724218 |
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Hailed upon publication by writers and critics alike, including Shirley Hazzard and Charles Johnson, Let the Lion Eat Straw is a dazzling novel that tells the story of Abeba Williams, whose mother abandons the poverty of the South –– and in the process her daughter –– for opportunities up North. Missing her mother, she clings to Mamma Habblesham, a woman with enviable reserves of love and hope. Their affection for each other seems boundless –– until Abeba's mother returns to take her to Brooklyn. As Abeba grows up, her exceptional musical talent promises to be an avenue of escape. But a handsome singer distracts her, and opportunities that once seemed so close begin to fall away. Now married with children of her own, she fights to maintain the dignity of her family. Let the Lion Eat Straw is a revelation of the glory in apparently ordinary lives.
| Author | : Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher | : Crocodile Books |
| Total Pages | : 132 |
| Release | : 1999 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 9781566563147 |
Download Children of Wax Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The 27 stories collected from the Ndebele people of Zimbabwe demonstrate the wealth and variety of traditional African folk tales.
