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  Lammas - 1588: A Calendar of...

  Shirley McKay

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  A serving girl vanishes in this mystery story set in sixteenth-century Scotland . . . Elspet, a serving girl at the harbor inn, has been told for years by the inn’s owner, Walter Bone, that she is ugly and that no man will ever want her. Then, after years of being shut away from the world, she unexpectedly catches the attention of a young laborer and realizes she has been lied to all these years. She meets her lover in secret at the Lammas day fair, but her dalliances do not go unnoticed . . . Now Hew Cullan finds himself retained by a man with a mind for murder. Walter Bone makes clear his intent to kill Elspet’s lover, and seeks Hew’s help to ensure his will is upheld when he is inevitably hanged for the act. But his jealousy has unexpected consequences. When Elspet disappears without a trace, several innocent fair-goers and patrons are dragged into a web of suspicion, rumor, and accusation. It falls to Hew to unravel the twisted threads and figure out the truth of the matter. “McKay is to be congratulated for the continued quality and inventiveness of her tales.” —The National

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  Virginia Woolf - The Short Stories

  Virginia Woolf

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  The Short Stories Of Virginia Woolf. The short story is often viewed as an inferior relation to the Novel.  But it is an art in itself.  To take a story and distil its essence into fewer pages while keeping character and plot rounded and driven is not an easy task.  Many try and many fail.  In this series we look at short stories from many of our most accomplished writers.  Miniature masterpieces with a lot to say.  In this volume we examine some of the short stories of Virginia Woolf. Adeline Virginia Woolf was born in 1882 and was to become a founder of modernist writing.  Her background is filled with elements of tragedy that she somehow overcame to become a revered writer.   Her mother died when she was 13, her half sister Stella two years later and with it her first of several nervous breakdowns.  She began writing professionally at age 20 but her father’s death two years later brought a complete mental collapse and she was briefly institutionalised.  Three of her half brothers had sexually abused her so further darkness was added to her life.  But out of this came great innovations in writing; she was a pioneer of “stream of consciousness”.   Whilst the dark periods continued to interrupt her emotional state her rate of work never ceased. Until on 28 March 1941, Woolf put on her overcoat, filled its pockets with stones, and walked into the River Ouse and drowned herself leaving behind a note which read in part “Dearest, I feel certain that I am going mad again. I feel we can't go through another of those terrible times. And I shan't recover this time. I begin to hear voices, and I can't concentrate. So I am doing what seems the best thing to do”.  Many of these stories are also available as an audiobook from our sister company Word Of Mouth.  Many samples are at our youtube channel   http://www.youtube.com/user/PortablePoetry?feature=mhee   The full volume can be purchased from iTunes, Amazon and other digital stores.  They are read for you by Richard Mitchley and Ghizela Rowe.  Index Of Stories; A Haunted House; A Society; An Unwritten Novel; Kew Gardens; The Mark On The Wall; Monday Or Tuesday; Blue & Green; The Man Who Loved His Kind; The Searchlight; Together and Apart; The Legacy; A Summing Up; Moments Of Being; The Shooting Party.

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  Stories of Unknown Canadians

  Kelvin Bueckert

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  It's history! 
  It's what we can still learn from today. 
  Three stories of obscure Canadians come alive as they are told in the first person. An incident that was recorded as happening on the prairie in the late 1800s is told as a humor piece. Letters found in a local museum are turned into an overview of the tragedy that was World War I. Finally, we remember the efforts of Donald Carruthers to found the Manitoba Agricultural Museum. 
  Illustrated with vintage photographs, this is a collection suitable for anyone interested in history...or simply anyone who enjoys a unique story about real people.

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  Nordic Fauna

  Andrea Lundgren

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  In these six short stories, Andrea Lundgren explores a liminal space where the town meets the wilderness and human consciousness meets something more animalistic.
  A train stops on the track in the middle of the night and a lone woman steps out of the open doors, following a call from deep in the forest. A father is haunted by the nocturnal visits of an elusive bird, and a young girl finds escape through the occult.
  From foxes to whales to angels, the creatures that roam through this collection spark a desire for something more in their human counterparts: a longing for transformation.

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  Stake Out

  Hannah Jayne

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  Vampire fashion designer Nina LaShay has a lot on her plate—just two days until fashion week and the model who was flirting with her photographer boyfriend is now a corpse in her studio. But when dead turns into undead and dangerous, Nina must find out who's responsible . . . before the beautiful baby vamp takes too many bites out of the Big Apple.Contains mature themes.

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  Wood’s Justice - Action &...

  Steven Becker

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  When a sun-soaked paradise turns treacherous 
  Mac Travis dives into the crystal-clear depths of the Florida Keys and the U.S. Virgin Islands to rescue a friend from the hands of an old nemesis. 
  Set In the Florida Keys and the idyllic U.S. Virgin Islands, danger lurks beneath the turquoise waters and among the swaying palms. Mac Travis, a rugged adventurer with a penchant for trouble, is plunged into a high-stakes game of survival and intrigue in "Wood’s Justice." 
  When a close friend is snatched from his paradise and held for ransom, Mac is thrust into a race against time that will test his skills, courage, and cunning. The kidnappers demand Mac's knowledge of a long-lost treasure. As Mac delves deeper into the mystery, he uncovers a web of secrets that spans from the sunken wrecks of World War II to the heart of Virgin Islands National Park on St. Johns, a place where nature's beauty hides deadly secrets. 
  From heart-pounding scuba diving expeditions to high-speed boat chases through crystal-clear channels, "Wood’s Justice" is an action-packed adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Mac must navigate through treacherous waters, and face his own past demons as he fights to save his friend and protect the fragile balance between history and greed. 
  Get ready to dive into a world where danger and discovery go hand in hand. As the tides of intrigue rise, Mac Travis must summon all his courage and resourcefulness to uncover the truth and outwit his adversaries. 
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