β Scribed by Charlotte Grimshaw
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
A prize-winning and innovative collection of connected short stories. "You could look back after a long time and ask, who wanted what from whom?" A man confronts death after an operation, a devout Christian encounters a man who hurt her long ago, a secretary uncovers her boss's secret shame. And in a house in Auckland an elderly woman is writing the last book of her life, one which, she says, contains all of her crimes. How are the characters connected and who is writing the stories? Each of these astute stories is an inspection of motive, rich in vivid insight into a diverse range of lives. Together, they form a unified whole. Opportunity is a book about storytelling, about generosity and opportunism; above all it is a celebration of the subtleties of human impulses, of what Katherine Mansfield called the LIFE of life.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Gareth Nicollet had been born into wealth, but heβd learned at an early age that money wasnβt everything it was cracked up to be. Regrettably, heβd made a meaningful choice early on in his life that now threatened his future with the woman he loved. Cynthia Ellsworth valued many things, but tr
Alex Cleary has careened from one dead-end position to another. But suddenly the ingenious makeup artist finds her distinct talents are valued by none other than lifestyle-empire mogul Hillary P.βrenowned for her golden touch in broadcast and print media, as well as for her hair-trigger temper. It's
***Some designs are timeless . . .*** **They grew up together yet worlds apart. But a wealthy young man and a classy young woman find that some bonds can't be broken . . .** The only thing Marigold Reynolds and billionaire Hagen Allbrook ever had in common was their attraction. Marigol
**THE ENEMY HAS A THOUSAND WAYS TO STRIKE. WE HAVE JUST ONE WAY TO RETALIATE. HIS NAME IS JORDAN SANDOR.** In *Targets of Deception,* which suspense master Robert K. Tanenbaum called a fast-paced thriller, Jeffrey Stephens introduced CIA agent Jordan Sandor, whom bestselling author Steve Alten prai