From the Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature 2007, a collection of some of her finest short stories. For more than four decades, Doris Lessing's work has observed the passion and confusion of human relations, holding a mirror up to our selves in her unflinching dissection of the everyday. From
Room 46 & Short Story Collection
โ Scribed by McKenna, Helen
- Book ID
- 109168288
- Publisher
- Helen McKenna
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 138 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780994479440
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Combined volume includes the novel Room 46 and Short Story Collection.Room 46: As far as nursing homes go Rosehill Gardens is a decent enough place. But both Grace and Edith are desperate to escape its confines.Regardless of the word 'Volunteer' featured prominently on her official name badge, Grace doesn't want to be there. The twenty-year-old's life is enough of a mess without being obliged to front up every week and read to an elderly stranger.And Edith might have the most colourful room in the whole facility but her bright and bold surrounds mask a tragic past with which she is still coming to terms. Her trademark positivity is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain, particularly when she knows she will never truly belong at Rosehill.Everyone has a different story to tell and some of those stories are painful and difficult to communicate. But can the simple act of storytelling begin the process of healing for Grace and for Edith?Shorty Story Collection includes the titles...
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