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Author | : Denis Theriault |
Publisher | : Oneworld |
Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 2017-02 |
Genre | : Letter carriers |
ISBN | : 9781786070531 |
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Bilodo lives a solitary daily life, routinely completing his post round every day and returning to his empty Montreal apartment. But he has found a way to break the cycle - Bilodo has taken to stealing people's mail, steaming open the envelopes and reading the letters inside. And so it is he comes across Segolene's letters. She is corresponding with Gaston, a master poet, and their letters are each composed of only three lines. They are writing each other haikus. The simplicity and elegance of their poems move Bilado and he begins to fall in love with her. But one day, out on his round, he witnesses a terrible and tragic accident. Just as Gaston is walking up to the post-box to mail his next haiku to Segolene, he is hit by a car and dies on the side of the road. And so Bilodo makes an extraordinary decision - he will impersonate Gaston and continue to write to Segolene under this guise. But how long can the deception continue for?
Author | : Denis Thériault |
Publisher | : Hesperus Press |
Total Pages | : 119 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9781843915362 |
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This short novel conjures up the solitary daily life of Bilodo, a postman who shares his Montreal apartment with his goldfish, Bill. As a result of his indiscretion (the steaming open of personal correspondence), Bilodo becomes involved in an exchange of haiku between the woman of his dreams, a Guadeloupean beauty, and Gaston Grandpre, an eccentric intellectual whose mail Bilodo delivers. Around these events, Denis theriault weaves a passionate tragicomic love story full of twists and turns, but also rich in dazzling descriptions of lush, tropical landscapes and subtle evocations of the sober, precise art of the haiku. All this takes place against the prosaic background of a life deeply rooted in an unvarying routine.
Author | : Denis Thériault |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2017-02-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1786070545 |
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*Selected for Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 Book Club* Secretly steaming open envelopes and reading the letters inside, Bilodo has found an escape from his lonely and routine life as a postman. When one day he comes across a mysterious letter containing a single haiku, he finds himself avidly caught up in the relationship between a long-distance couple who write to each other using only beautiful poetry. He feasts on their words, vicariously living a life for which he longs. But it will only be a matter of time before his world comes crashing down around him.
Author | : Denis Thériault |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2017-06-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1786071142 |
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Twenty-two-year-old Tania has moved to Montreal to study, fine-tune her French and fall in love. Finding work as a waitress in an unpretentious down-town restaurant, she meets Bilodo, a shy postman who spends his days perfecting his calligraphy and writing haiku. The two hit it off. But then one stormy day their lives take a dramatic turn, and as their destinies become entwined Tania and Bilodo are led into a world where nothing is as it seems. A charming standalone work that reunites readers with the touching and much-loved characters first found in The Peculiar Life of a Lonely Postman, The Postman’s Fiancée is an enchanting, poignant and bittersweet love story that will move readers, young and old alike.
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Author | : Hilary McKay |
Publisher | : Simon and Schuster |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2020-07-28 |
Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | : 1534462783 |
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Five starred reviews! “An instant classic.” —The New York Times Book Review From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes “a memorable family story” (Booklist, starred review) about a girl adjusting to her new home—with the help of a little magic. When Abi’s father marries Max and Louis’s mom, their families start over together. Abi suddenly finds herself the middle child, expected to share far too much—especially with grubby little Louis. Then they move into an eerie, ivy-covered house, big enough for all of them. But for the children, strange things start to happen in that house. Abi reads alone, and finds herself tumbling so deep into books, they almost seem real. Louis summons comfort from outdoors, and a startling guest arrives—is it a cat or something else? Max loses his best friend…and falls in love. Meanwhile, Louis’s secret visitor is becoming much too real. Now Abi, Max, and Louis must uncover the secrets of their new home—for there can be danger in even the most beautiful magic. From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes a story that is at once enchanting and thrilling—if you don’t get lost in it first.
Author | : Éric Faye |
Publisher | : Gallic Books |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2014-04-14 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1908313757 |
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In a house on a suburban street in Nagasaki, meteorologist Shimura Kobo lives quietly on his own. Or so he believes. Food begins to go missing. Perturbed by this threat to His orderly life, Shimura sets up a webcam to monitor his home. But though eager to identify his intruder, is Shimura really prepared for what the camera will reveal? This prize-winning novel is a heart-rending tale of alienation in the modern world.
Author | : Gerard Donovan |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 165 |
Release | : 2013-02-07 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0571267203 |
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Julius Winsome lives in a cabin in the hunting heartland of the Maine woods, with only his books and his dog for company. That is until the morning he finds that his dog has been shot dead - and not by accident. Gerard Donovan weaves an extraordinary tale of revenge that is also a tender and heartbreaking paean to lost love. Narrated by the unforgettable voice of Julius himself - at once compassionate, vulnerable and threatening - it reads like a timeless, lost classic.
Author | : Brian Lumley |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 1996-04-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1466818697 |
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Fruiting Bodies and Other Fungi is a collection of 13 short stories by master of horror Brian Lumley. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Author | : Emily Murdoch |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2013-10-14 |
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ISBN | : 9781492235309 |
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Avis knows her father is dead. Her mother is missing. And now she is being forced to marry her deadliest enemy. She didn't think she'd be on her own at sixteen: but 1066 changed all that. With her parents gone and her country conquered, life in England hasn't been the same for anyone - but Avis is forced to have her heart broken every day. The disgusting Norman Richard lives in her father's home, and now that she has turned eighteen, she has a choice.William the Conquer is forcing Anglo-Saxon survivors to marry Normans, giving a simple decision. Marry the repulsive Richard, or marry the unknown Meville, a man she has never met.There is no one to rescue her, no one to help. Avis must decide, and live that with decision. In this sweet medieval romance, join Avis in her journey from Anglo-Saxon noble daughter, to penniless ward, to Norman bride. She never wanted to be ruled by the Normans, but her forced marriage is about to change that...