Author: Peter Manseau
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849831912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Itsik Malpesh was born the son of a goose-plucking factory manager during the Russian pogroms - his life saved on the night it began by the young daughter of a kosher slaughterer. Or so he believes… Exiled during the war, Itsik eventually finds himself in New York, working as a typesetter and writing poetry to his muse, the butcher's daughter, whom he is sure he will never see again. But it is here in New York that Itsik is unexpectedly reunited with his greatest love - and, later, his greatest enemy - with results both serendipitous and tragic. His story is recounted in his memoirs thanks to the most unlikely of translators - a twenty-one-year-old Boston Catholic college student who, in meeting Itsik, has embarked upon a great lie that will define his future and the most extraordinary friendship he'll ever know.
Songs for the Butcher's Daughter
Author: Peter Manseau
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849831912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Itsik Malpesh was born the son of a goose-plucking factory manager during the Russian pogroms - his life saved on the night it began by the young daughter of a kosher slaughterer. Or so he believes… Exiled during the war, Itsik eventually finds himself in New York, working as a typesetter and writing poetry to his muse, the butcher's daughter, whom he is sure he will never see again. But it is here in New York that Itsik is unexpectedly reunited with his greatest love - and, later, his greatest enemy - with results both serendipitous and tragic. His story is recounted in his memoirs thanks to the most unlikely of translators - a twenty-one-year-old Boston Catholic college student who, in meeting Itsik, has embarked upon a great lie that will define his future and the most extraordinary friendship he'll ever know.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1849831912
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 405
Book Description
Itsik Malpesh was born the son of a goose-plucking factory manager during the Russian pogroms - his life saved on the night it began by the young daughter of a kosher slaughterer. Or so he believes… Exiled during the war, Itsik eventually finds himself in New York, working as a typesetter and writing poetry to his muse, the butcher's daughter, whom he is sure he will never see again. But it is here in New York that Itsik is unexpectedly reunited with his greatest love - and, later, his greatest enemy - with results both serendipitous and tragic. His story is recounted in his memoirs thanks to the most unlikely of translators - a twenty-one-year-old Boston Catholic college student who, in meeting Itsik, has embarked upon a great lie that will define his future and the most extraordinary friendship he'll ever know.
The Butcher's Dog
Author: Eliza Hemingway
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1552129667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Russian Revolution is in full swing when ten year old Mikhail loses his family and has to take to the road to get away from the guns. He feels that the death-marchers he walks with are doomed so breaks away from their line to look for shelter. Farmers Ivan and Anna find him and let him live with them to work their farm. He grows into manhood and falls in love with Anna. He suffers through years of brutality from Ivan and knows they must one day come to blows. There is a fight and Mikhail kills the old man and runs for his life again. There is an old fable about a butcher whose dog is killed because the villagers thought he was keeping food from them. Ivan is left lying in a clearing in the woods just like the butcher's dog. Mikhail finally arrives in Canada with another young boy, Andy, and learns the ropes in Fort William as a docker. He and Andy get to Victoria and fall in love with the sea. Mikhail marries into money and buys a boat to start running liquor into the states because of prohibition and the temptation of larger profits. He's wealthy but not truly happy. He never stops trying to find Anna, his first and only love.
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1552129667
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 326
Book Description
The Russian Revolution is in full swing when ten year old Mikhail loses his family and has to take to the road to get away from the guns. He feels that the death-marchers he walks with are doomed so breaks away from their line to look for shelter. Farmers Ivan and Anna find him and let him live with them to work their farm. He grows into manhood and falls in love with Anna. He suffers through years of brutality from Ivan and knows they must one day come to blows. There is a fight and Mikhail kills the old man and runs for his life again. There is an old fable about a butcher whose dog is killed because the villagers thought he was keeping food from them. Ivan is left lying in a clearing in the woods just like the butcher's dog. Mikhail finally arrives in Canada with another young boy, Andy, and learns the ropes in Fort William as a docker. He and Andy get to Victoria and fall in love with the sea. Mikhail marries into money and buys a boat to start running liquor into the states because of prohibition and the temptation of larger profits. He's wealthy but not truly happy. He never stops trying to find Anna, his first and only love.
The Butchers
Author: Ruth Gilligan
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1786499452
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize*** 'I binged it like a Netflix show ... It's stunning' Luke Kennard, author of The Transition ______________________________ A photograph is hung on a gallery wall for the very first time since it was taken two decades before. It shows a slaughter house in rural Ireland, a painting of the Virgin Mary on the wall, a meat hook suspended from the ceiling - and, from its sharp point, the lifeless body of a man hanging by his feet. The story of who he is and how he got there casts back into Irish folklore, of widows cursing the land and of the men who slaughter its cattle by hand. But modern Ireland is distrustful of ancient traditions, and as the BSE crisis in England presents get-rich opportunities in Ireland, few care about The Butchers, the eight men who roam the country, slaughtering the cows of those who still have faith in the old ways. Few care, that is, except for Fionn, the husband of a dying woman who still believes; their son Davey, who has fallen in love with the youngest of the Butchers; Gra, the lonely wife of one of the eight; and her 12-year-old daughter, Una, a girl who will grow up to carry a knife like her father, and who will be the one finally to avenge the man in the photograph.
Publisher: Atlantic Books
ISBN: 1786499452
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
***WINNER of the 2021 RSL Ondaatje Prize*** 'I binged it like a Netflix show ... It's stunning' Luke Kennard, author of The Transition ______________________________ A photograph is hung on a gallery wall for the very first time since it was taken two decades before. It shows a slaughter house in rural Ireland, a painting of the Virgin Mary on the wall, a meat hook suspended from the ceiling - and, from its sharp point, the lifeless body of a man hanging by his feet. The story of who he is and how he got there casts back into Irish folklore, of widows cursing the land and of the men who slaughter its cattle by hand. But modern Ireland is distrustful of ancient traditions, and as the BSE crisis in England presents get-rich opportunities in Ireland, few care about The Butchers, the eight men who roam the country, slaughtering the cows of those who still have faith in the old ways. Few care, that is, except for Fionn, the husband of a dying woman who still believes; their son Davey, who has fallen in love with the youngest of the Butchers; Gra, the lonely wife of one of the eight; and her 12-year-old daughter, Una, a girl who will grow up to carry a knife like her father, and who will be the one finally to avenge the man in the photograph.
The Aeronaut's Windlass
Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451466810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors... Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator. Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy’s shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is damaged in combat, Grimm joins a team of Albion agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring his ship. And as Grimm undertakes this task, he learns that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity’s ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake...
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0451466810
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 770
Book Description
Jim Butcher, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Dresden Files and the Codex Alera novels, conjures up a new series set in a fantastic world of noble families, steam-powered technology, and magic-wielding warriors... Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator. Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting the enemy’s shipping lines by attacking their cargo vessels. But when the Predator is damaged in combat, Grimm joins a team of Albion agents on a vital mission in exchange for fully restoring his ship. And as Grimm undertakes this task, he learns that the conflict between the Spires is merely a premonition of things to come. Humanity’s ancient enemy, silent for more than ten thousand years, has begun to stir once more. And death will follow in its wake...
Heroic Hearts
Author: Jim Butcher
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593099192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . . In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes—ordinary people who do the right thing—bravely step forward. But running toward danger might cost them everything. . . . In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s “Little Things,” the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden . . . and in order to defeat it, he’ll have to team up with the dread cat Mister. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs’s “Dating Terrors,” the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more—if she can escape the dark magic binding her. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris’s “The Return of the Mage,” the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they’ve bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world. And in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s “Comfort Zone,” the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college. But they can’t refuse a ghost pleading for help. ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY Annie Bellet * Anne Bishop * Jennifer Brozek * Kevin Hearne * Nancy Holder * Kerrie L. Hughes * Chloe Neill * R.R. Virdi
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0593099192
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369
Book Description
An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . . In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes—ordinary people who do the right thing—bravely step forward. But running toward danger might cost them everything. . . . In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s “Little Things,” the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden . . . and in order to defeat it, he’ll have to team up with the dread cat Mister. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs’s “Dating Terrors,” the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more—if she can escape the dark magic binding her. In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris’s “The Return of the Mage,” the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they’ve bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world. And in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong’s “Comfort Zone,” the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college. But they can’t refuse a ghost pleading for help. ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY Annie Bellet * Anne Bishop * Jennifer Brozek * Kevin Hearne * Nancy Holder * Kerrie L. Hughes * Chloe Neill * R.R. Virdi
The Dog Butcher
Author: June Kim
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515028970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Jinho Kim is a dog butcher. In the slaughterhouse, a one-eyed dog befriends him and he finds that they share a special bond. When Jinho is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he and his dog set off on a journey into the countryside where past and present merge and a lost childhood comes back to life. The Dog Butcher is a novel about nostalgia, regret, friendship and the Korean heart. It is a powerful, touching and heartbreaking work that will surely go down as one of the best Korean novels available in the English language.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781515028970
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Jinho Kim is a dog butcher. In the slaughterhouse, a one-eyed dog befriends him and he finds that they share a special bond. When Jinho is diagnosed with a terminal illness, he and his dog set off on a journey into the countryside where past and present merge and a lost childhood comes back to life. The Dog Butcher is a novel about nostalgia, regret, friendship and the Korean heart. It is a powerful, touching and heartbreaking work that will surely go down as one of the best Korean novels available in the English language.
Fan Fiction
Author: Brent Spiner
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250274370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Brent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one. Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance. Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to Levar Burton to Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes readers into the life of Brent Spiner, and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity and the fear he has carried with him his entire life. Fan Fiction is a zany love letter to a world in which we all participate, the phenomenon of “Fandom.”
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 1250274370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 199
Book Description
Brent Spiner’s explosive and hilarious novel is a personal look at the slightly askew relationship between a celebrity and his fans. If the Coen Brothers were to make a Star Trek movie, involving the complexity of fan obsession and sci-fi, this noir comedy might just be the one. Set in 1991, just as Star Trek: The Next Generation has rocketed the cast to global fame, the young and impressionable actor Brent Spiner receives a mysterious package and a series of disturbing letters, that take him on a terrifying and bizarre journey that enlists Paramount Security, the LAPD, and even the FBI in putting a stop to the danger that has his life and career hanging in the balance. Featuring a cast of characters from Patrick Stewart to Levar Burton to Trek creator Gene Roddenberry, to some completely imagined, this is the fictional autobiography that takes readers into the life of Brent Spiner, and tells an amazing tale about the trappings of celebrity and the fear he has carried with him his entire life. Fan Fiction is a zany love letter to a world in which we all participate, the phenomenon of “Fandom.”
The Law Times
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Blue Book ...
Author: Leeward Islands
Publisher:
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Category : Leeward Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Publisher:
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Category : Leeward Islands
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Butchers' Advocate
Author:
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Category : Meat industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Meat industry and trade
Languages : en
Pages : 950
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