Author: Anniqua Rana
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631526693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
One day, a baby girl, Tara, is found, abandoned and covered in flies. She is raised by two mothers in a community rife with rituals and superstition. As she grows, Tara pursues acceptance at all costs. Saffiya, her adoptive mother, and Bhaggan, Saffiya’s maidservant, are victims of the men in their community, and the two women, in turn, struggle and live short but complicated lives. The only way for the villagers to find solace is through the rituals of ancient belief systems. Tara lives in a village that could be any village in South Asia, and she dies, like many young women in the area, during childbirth. Her short life is dedicated to her efforts to find happiness, despite the fact that she has no hope of going to school or making any life choices in the feudal, patriarchal world in which she finds herself. Poignant and compelling, Wild Boar in the Cane Field depicts the tragedy that often characterizes the lives of those who live in South Asia—and demonstrates the heroism we are all capable of even in the face of traumatic realities.
Wild Boar in the Cane Field
Author: Anniqua Rana
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631526693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
One day, a baby girl, Tara, is found, abandoned and covered in flies. She is raised by two mothers in a community rife with rituals and superstition. As she grows, Tara pursues acceptance at all costs. Saffiya, her adoptive mother, and Bhaggan, Saffiya’s maidservant, are victims of the men in their community, and the two women, in turn, struggle and live short but complicated lives. The only way for the villagers to find solace is through the rituals of ancient belief systems. Tara lives in a village that could be any village in South Asia, and she dies, like many young women in the area, during childbirth. Her short life is dedicated to her efforts to find happiness, despite the fact that she has no hope of going to school or making any life choices in the feudal, patriarchal world in which she finds herself. Poignant and compelling, Wild Boar in the Cane Field depicts the tragedy that often characterizes the lives of those who live in South Asia—and demonstrates the heroism we are all capable of even in the face of traumatic realities.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631526693
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
One day, a baby girl, Tara, is found, abandoned and covered in flies. She is raised by two mothers in a community rife with rituals and superstition. As she grows, Tara pursues acceptance at all costs. Saffiya, her adoptive mother, and Bhaggan, Saffiya’s maidservant, are victims of the men in their community, and the two women, in turn, struggle and live short but complicated lives. The only way for the villagers to find solace is through the rituals of ancient belief systems. Tara lives in a village that could be any village in South Asia, and she dies, like many young women in the area, during childbirth. Her short life is dedicated to her efforts to find happiness, despite the fact that she has no hope of going to school or making any life choices in the feudal, patriarchal world in which she finds herself. Poignant and compelling, Wild Boar in the Cane Field depicts the tragedy that often characterizes the lives of those who live in South Asia—and demonstrates the heroism we are all capable of even in the face of traumatic realities.
An Upside-Down Sky
Author: Linda Dahl
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647423309
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
When Lidia, a blocked Latinx artist in her sixties, goes on a group tour of Namyan, a fictional Southeast Asian country reopened to the world after a long dictatorship, she gets much more than the vacation she thinks she’s signed on for. Against a backdrop of pagodas and enigmatic customs, she and the disparate crew of eighteen Americans on the tour encounter one adventure after another—experiences that challenge their assumptions about their host country’s placid surface of beautiful pagodas and wandering Buddhist monks. Along the way, Lidia finds companionship and sexual pleasure with Haynes, a Black man seeking adventure—even danger—in Namyan. On a nighttime excursion among mysterious ancient buildings, they watch the nighttime sky. Lidia remarks that the stars look upside down – a metaphor for Namyan as a foreign place and for her. She enjoys being with Haynes but is conflicted. The final chapter reveals a secret, the source of her conflict, and her steps towards a new freedom. An Upside-Down Sky’s cast of characters, including their Namyanese guide, mirrors America: straight, gay, gender-fluid, black, brown, white, progressive, conservative, artistic, repressed, old, young. Some of them accept Nanyam’s charming façade at face value, while others seek to understand the country’s brutal repression by the military and ongoing ethnic conflicts. And most, resistant as they might be to change, are transformed by their time there.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1647423309
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
When Lidia, a blocked Latinx artist in her sixties, goes on a group tour of Namyan, a fictional Southeast Asian country reopened to the world after a long dictatorship, she gets much more than the vacation she thinks she’s signed on for. Against a backdrop of pagodas and enigmatic customs, she and the disparate crew of eighteen Americans on the tour encounter one adventure after another—experiences that challenge their assumptions about their host country’s placid surface of beautiful pagodas and wandering Buddhist monks. Along the way, Lidia finds companionship and sexual pleasure with Haynes, a Black man seeking adventure—even danger—in Namyan. On a nighttime excursion among mysterious ancient buildings, they watch the nighttime sky. Lidia remarks that the stars look upside down – a metaphor for Namyan as a foreign place and for her. She enjoys being with Haynes but is conflicted. The final chapter reveals a secret, the source of her conflict, and her steps towards a new freedom. An Upside-Down Sky’s cast of characters, including their Namyanese guide, mirrors America: straight, gay, gender-fluid, black, brown, white, progressive, conservative, artistic, repressed, old, young. Some of them accept Nanyam’s charming façade at face value, while others seek to understand the country’s brutal repression by the military and ongoing ethnic conflicts. And most, resistant as they might be to change, are transformed by their time there.
Extraordinary Experiences of an Army Officer
Author: Major Mathews
Publisher: Prowess Publishing
ISBN: 1545751048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
‘Extraordinary Experiences of an Army Officer’ is a compilation of my personal experiences, with palmistry and the inexplicable pronouncements that I have been making over the years. Most of these had turned into reality in very weird ways. These have made me believe that there is some supernatural power which controls the universe and some or many of us humans, who have strong connections with what is commonly called the ‘Sixth Sense’ which prompts and guides us in our thought, speech and sometimes actions. For those who have not yet experienced such incidents in their lives, these would seem ‘Extraordinary’. All of my ‘Extraordinary Experiences’ as mentioned here in the Book, are absolutely true and ‘Real Life Events’. They are being presented with no dramatization, in simple Indian English. Though they all happened in real life, some may sound quite Far-fetched, especially the one in which I refused to vacate the Coupe of a sitting central minister, and maybe also the one in which I retrieved the liquor and cash from the corrupt Railway Officials on KK Express.
Publisher: Prowess Publishing
ISBN: 1545751048
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 191
Book Description
‘Extraordinary Experiences of an Army Officer’ is a compilation of my personal experiences, with palmistry and the inexplicable pronouncements that I have been making over the years. Most of these had turned into reality in very weird ways. These have made me believe that there is some supernatural power which controls the universe and some or many of us humans, who have strong connections with what is commonly called the ‘Sixth Sense’ which prompts and guides us in our thought, speech and sometimes actions. For those who have not yet experienced such incidents in their lives, these would seem ‘Extraordinary’. All of my ‘Extraordinary Experiences’ as mentioned here in the Book, are absolutely true and ‘Real Life Events’. They are being presented with no dramatization, in simple Indian English. Though they all happened in real life, some may sound quite Far-fetched, especially the one in which I refused to vacate the Coupe of a sitting central minister, and maybe also the one in which I retrieved the liquor and cash from the corrupt Railway Officials on KK Express.
Wild Men & Wild Beasts
Author: Gordon Cumming (Lt. Col.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Wild Men & Wild Beasts
Author: William Gordon Gordon-Cumming
Publisher: Edinburgh : Edmonston & Douglas
ISBN:
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Publisher: Edinburgh : Edmonston & Douglas
ISBN:
Category : Big game hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Shadows and Sunshine
Author: June O'Sullivan-Roque
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1478762187
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Prepare to be entertained by these recollections of the misadventures of a young girl growing up in semi-rural and urban Jamaica in the 1960s. ‘Shadows and Sunshine’ takes you back to a magical time when children found pleasure in their own inventions, when the world was simple and enchanting, and childhood perceptions often resulted in amusing distortions of reality. Each adventure is a mixture of mischief, magic, and wonder, from bungling a simple baby-sitting task to escaping from a machete-wielding madman. If you remember the rolling calf, the nanny goat, or your obsession with mangoes, or if you would like to know more about these things, read on. “With its elements of fantasy and its skillful use of language to create vivid images, ‘Shadows and Sunshine’ will appeal to teens and adults alike.” —Seleca Walker, Language and Communications Lecturer at Mico University College, Jamaica. “The childlike maturity O’Sullivan-Roque brings to her stories is enhanced by the refreshing way in which she uses imagery.” — Joan F. Joyner, retired Judge. “These brilliantly written stories of innocence and intrigue will capture your imagination.” —Mark Schack, Executive Vice President of Oldcastle Inc., former President and CEO of Oldcastle Precast Inc.
Publisher: Outskirts Press
ISBN: 1478762187
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 53
Book Description
Prepare to be entertained by these recollections of the misadventures of a young girl growing up in semi-rural and urban Jamaica in the 1960s. ‘Shadows and Sunshine’ takes you back to a magical time when children found pleasure in their own inventions, when the world was simple and enchanting, and childhood perceptions often resulted in amusing distortions of reality. Each adventure is a mixture of mischief, magic, and wonder, from bungling a simple baby-sitting task to escaping from a machete-wielding madman. If you remember the rolling calf, the nanny goat, or your obsession with mangoes, or if you would like to know more about these things, read on. “With its elements of fantasy and its skillful use of language to create vivid images, ‘Shadows and Sunshine’ will appeal to teens and adults alike.” —Seleca Walker, Language and Communications Lecturer at Mico University College, Jamaica. “The childlike maturity O’Sullivan-Roque brings to her stories is enhanced by the refreshing way in which she uses imagery.” — Joan F. Joyner, retired Judge. “These brilliantly written stories of innocence and intrigue will capture your imagination.” —Mark Schack, Executive Vice President of Oldcastle Inc., former President and CEO of Oldcastle Precast Inc.
Brehm's Life of Animals
Author: Alfred Edmund Brehm
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animal behavior
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Wild men and wild beasts
Author: Roualeyn Gordon Cumming
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Life and Travels of James Fisher
Author: James Fisher
Publisher: Copp, Clark
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher: Copp, Clark
ISBN:
Category : Soldiers
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Chambers's Journal
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description