In a story from Kevin Moffett's dazzling new collection, Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events, a young man en route to study in Italy sits on the plane as it prepares for take-off and receives a text message that his ailing father has finally passed away. Overwhelmed and grief-stricken, he fi
English Made Easy: A Story from Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events
โ Scribed by Kevin Moffett
- Book ID
- 111142104
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 345 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062233196
- ASIN
- B0083DJUJ8
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โฆ Synopsis
"English Made Easy," a story from Kevin Moffett's dazzling new collection, Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events, explores the persistence of grief in the life of a single mother and recent widow. Moffett's story is a moving meditation on how we process loss--both within ourselves and with those around us.
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