When the celibate Major Gander, C.B., T.D. sold out the family toffee business to American Candy Inc., he was able to retire in comfort. And when he dies from heart failure (it was after a strenuous shoot at the Brackens' Rife Meeting) his gathered relatives found that the thought of his will modera
Ripeness is All
β Scribed by Jesse Roarke
- Book ID
- 110780840
- Publisher
- Duke Classics
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 24 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781620136089
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Although set in a dystopian future, Jesse Roarke's short story Ripeness is All takes its title from a line in Shakespeare's King Lear , and there is a sense of a kind of timeless tragedy that rises to the surface in the tale. Brief but beautifully written, this fable-like story underscores the fact that even the most wondrous technological advances don't guarantee one's happiness.
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Over just a few short weeks, thirty-something Abby George has endured the death of her mother, been dumped by her fiancΓ©, and gotten laid off from her job. Β Stunned and seeking a shoulder to cry on, she turns to her perfect older sister, Leigh. But instead of comfort, Abby receives a surprise:
Over just a few short weeks, thirty-something Abby George has endured the death of her mother, been dumped by her fiancΓ©, and gotten laid off from her job. Stunned and seeking a shoulder to cry on, she turns to her perfect older sister, Leigh. But instead of comfort, Abby receives a surprise: