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The Boy In The Green Suit
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Author : Robert Hillman
language : en
Publisher: Scribe Publications
Release Date : 2008-11-24
The Boy In The Green Suit written by Robert Hillman and has been published by Scribe Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Here is an unusual and beautifully written Australian memoir destined to become a classic that captures the vulnerability and ardour of youth, and the fragility and strength of parental love. It is 1965. Robert Hillman, a mere 16 years old, is planning an extraordinary adventure. Deserted by his mother, disliked by his stepmother, and puzzled by his father, Bobby needs comforting. His life in rural Victoria has offered no solace; his job at Melbourne’s Myer Emporium, selling ladies’ slippers, offers no prospects. So he does what any confused and lonely teenager would do: he escapes. Boarding a ship bound for Ceylon, he begins his search for paradise, inspired by his father’s stories of a fabled island in the Indian Ocean. Bobby sets sail in a green suit, carrying a suitcase full of books and a typewriter. He has no money, no return ticket and, seemingly, no worries. He imagines the island he is heading for to be inhabited by beautiful, full-breasted women who will caress him while he writes prize-winning stories in the style of Chekhov. What follows is an account by turns heart-breakingly tender and side-splittingly funny of an innocent abroad. Put ashore not in Ceylon but in Athens, Bobby barters his way to Istanbul, Tehran, and Kuwait, lurching from slums and brothels to an implausible job at a ritzy hotel in Shiraz. Finally, a long haul through the desert ends in a jail term on the Pakistan border where, ironically, he finds the affection and acceptance that have always been the true objects of his quest. All the while, Hillman’s odyssey has been part of a larger family drama. Woven through his story is his father’s tale of struggle and sorrow. As the mature writer now realises, ‘I booked a ticket on a ship to install myself in a story my father had begun in his imagination.’ The Boy in the Green Suit is an unforgettable, bitter-sweet tale of the artist as a bewildered young man.
The Boy In The Green Suit
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Author : Robert Hillman
language : en
Publisher: Summersdale Publishers
Release Date : 2003
The Boy In The Green Suit written by Robert Hillman and has been published by Summersdale Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Authors, Australian categories.
A funny and beautifully written travel memoir about the charmed life of an innocent. Robert Hillman, 16, lives a Walter Mittyesque existence in rural Victoria, Australia. Disliked by his stepmother and misunderstood by his father, Bobby is bored and lonely. He fantasizes about finding an island paradise in the Indian Ocean inhabited by half-naked women. Inspired by his impossible dream, Bobby sets sail for Ceylon dressed in his best suit, carrying a cardboard suitcase full of books and a typewriter. He has no money, no return ticket and, seemingly, no concerns for his future. Dropping anchor not in Ceylon but Athens, he barters his way through Istanbul, Tehran and Kuwait, lurching from slums to brothels to an implausible job at a hotel in Pakistan and even a fleeting jail term.
The Green Suit
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Author : Dwight Allen
language : en
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Pres
Release Date : 2011-10-01
The Green Suit written by Dwight Allen and has been published by University of Wisconsin Pres this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-01 with Fiction categories.
This edition of Dwight Allen’s acclaimed story collection, The Green Suit, ends with a new story, rounding out a dozen interlinked tales about a well-to-do Kentucky family called the Sackriders. The stories cover a period of forty years, from the Vietnam War to the Age of Foreclosure. Chief among the Sackriders is Peter, son of a judge and a vitamin-pill-popping mother, brother to a sister whose troubles with boys take her far from Kentucky. He is a writer perhaps more in love with women (and, intermittently, men) than he is with words, whose eagerness to be loved leads him into alarming circumstances. He is a man with a yearning for transcendence and a penchant for betrayal. The new story finds Sackrider in his mid-fifties, married for a second time, the father of a small child, and all tangled up with his next-door neighbor, an artist who likes to use the corpses of animals in his collages.
The Boy In The Black Suit
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Author : Jason Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2015-01-06
The Boy In The Black Suit written by Jason Reynolds and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-01-06 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Soon after his mother's death, Matt takes a job at a funeral home in his tough Brooklyn neighborhood and, while attending and assisting with funerals, begins to accept her death and his responsibilities as a man.
Wu Soul Chili River
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Author : Li Donghao
language : en
Publisher: Sellene Chardou
Release Date :
Wu Soul Chili River written by Li Donghao and has been published by Sellene Chardou this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Art categories.
Squatting in the corner, washing a bowl full of chopsticks, the teenager looked blankly at the emaciated mother being bossed around as a servant.
A Strike In Santa Land
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Author : Effa E. Preston
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-02
A Strike In Santa Land written by Effa E. Preston and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-02 with Fiction categories.
A Strike in Santa Land is a classic one-act Christmas play for Children that was published in 1922. The writer of this delightful play, Effa E. Preston, did a brilliant job in creating a drama full of emotions, moral lessons, and fascinating characters for children. Holding an active interest of children is a challenging task; yet, with its charming songs and vibrant costumes, this work keeps them engaged throughout. Excerpt from the play: Santa: Are the reindeer ready and is everything packed? Mrs. Santa: Yes, I think so. Santa: I've tried trains and autos and airships but none of them suit me like my faithful old reindeer. I don't have to steer them up the chimneys. They know just where to go.
The Boy S Own Annual
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1906
The Boy S Own Annual written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1906 with Adventure stories, English categories.
The Boy In The Black Suit
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Author : Jason Reynolds
language : en
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Release Date : 2019-07-30
The Boy In The Black Suit written by Jason Reynolds and has been published by Faber & Faber this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-07-30 with Young Adult Fiction categories.
Matt wears a black suit every day. No, not because his mom died - although she did, and it sucks. But he wears the suit for his gig at the local funeral home, which pays way better than the Cluck Bucket, and he needs the income since his dad can't handle the bills (or anything, really) on his own. So while Dad's snagging bottles of whiskey, Matt's snagging fifteen bucks an hour. Not bad. But everything else? Not good. Then Matt meets Lovey. Crazy name, and she's been through more crazy stuff than he can imagine. Yet Lovey never cries. She's tough. Really tough. Tough in the way Matt wishes he could be. Which is maybe why he's drawn to her, and definitely why he can't seem to shake her. Because there's nothing more hopeful than finding a person who understands your loneliness - and who can maybe even help take it away.
Sandplay Therapy
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Author : Grace L. Hong
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-09-13
Sandplay Therapy written by Grace L. Hong and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-13 with Psychology categories.
This book explores the essence of sandplay therapy. Drawing on Grace Hong’s extensive work in the field the book discusses this unique, creative and nonverbal approach to therapy. The book focuses on her experiences in practice, research and teaching from both the US and Taiwan.
Practical English A Scholastic Magazine
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1955
Practical English A Scholastic Magazine written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1955 with English language categories.