Blood and Water and Other Stories

Blood and Water and Other Stories
Author: Patrick Mcgrath
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-08-18
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1501125389

Dark, unnerving, and wickedly funny, Patrick McGrath’s acclaimed short stories deal in the bizarre, the erotic, and the unexpected. A failed writer meets an ageing gin-queen who claims he was once visited by an angel; a little girl finds a delirious, dying explorer from the Congo at the bottom of her back garden; a nightclub is terrorized by a strange libidinous hand; and a young Victorian lady sails to India to find her fiancé Cecil horribly transformed...

Blood and Water and Other Tales

Blood and Water and Other Tales
Author: Patrick McGrath
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1988
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Severed hands, dead monkeys, swarming insects, pickled body parts and menacing pygmies proliferate in this collection of short stories. They also feature ancient Southern plantations, isolated manor houses, places where ghosts like to lurk and places where spiritual and physical decay presides.

Blood in the Water

Blood in the Water
Author: Silver Donald Cameron
Publisher: Steerforth
Total Pages: 265
Release: 2021-11-23
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1586422936

“Fascinating! [A] must-read for all concerned about how humans manage to live together. Or not.” —Margaret Atwood “Superb... an instant true crime classic.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) A masterfully told true story, perfect for fans of Say Nothing and Furious Hours: a brutal murder in a small Nova Scotia fishing community raises urgent questions of right and wrong, and even the very nature of good and evil. In his riveting and meticulously reported final book, Silver Donald Cameron offers a stunning, intricate narrative about a notorious killing and its devastating repercussions. Cameron’s searing, utterly gripping story about one small community raises a disturbing question: Are there times when taking the law into your own hands is not only understandable but the responsible thing to do? In June 2013, three upstanding citizens of a small town on Cape Breton Island murdered their neighbor, Phillip Boudreau, at sea. While out checking their lobster traps, two Landry cousins and skipper Dwayne Samson saw Boudreau in his boat, the Midnight Slider, about to vandalize their lobster traps. Like so many times before, the small-time criminal was about to cost them thousands of dollars out of their seasonal livelihood. Boudreau seemed invincible, a miscreant who would plague the village forever. Meanwhile the police and local officials were frustrated, cowed, and hobbled by shrinking budgets. One of the men took out a rifle and fired four shots at Boudreau and his boat. Was the Boudreau killing cold blooded murder, a direct reaction to credible threats, or the tragic result of local officials failing to protect the community? As many local people have said, if those fellows hadn't killed him, someone else would have...

Blood in the Water

Blood in the Water
Author: M a Kersh
Publisher: Independently Published
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2019-05-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781095491706

In this thrilling debut novel from writer M.A Kersh, the true events of the famous childhood story about the much loved Peter Pan, and the villainous pirate known as Captain Hook is finally revealed for the very first time.James Hook's story began in Wales, where he was left on the steps of the Moore Orphanage as a baby. James is bullied by Peter and his followers, leaving him a lonely outcast who dreams of a life out on the sea. After a Scarlet Fairy visits James, he discovers the frightening side of magic. He resists her charms, but after being nearly beaten to death by Peter and his friends, the Scarlet Fairy torments his dreams as he lay broken in the hospital wing. However, James finds he is not alone as one of the nuns within the orphanage comes to comfort and aid him with a mother's love. But when her efforts fail him, she decides to sacrifice her own soul for the protection from all fae magic for James. When James wakes the following morning, his heart is broken to find the woman he had come to love is dead. He vows revenge upon the Scarlet Fairy and the very boy who put him in her view in the first place, Peter. James plans to make Peter the fae's new target, but everything goes wrong as the clever Peter concocts an unusual deal with a Green Fairy. Instead of sacrificing his own soul, he offers to spend his immortal life collecting children's souls in exchange for all the powers of the fae. The Green Fairy accepts the deal, and the two new friends fly away to their new home Neverland.Unsure of Peter's fate, James leaves the orphanage to board Blackbeard's ship under the alias name, Hook. Years go by, but Hook's bitterness only continues to grow. Then one night, Peter, now known as Pan, confronts him. When Hook learns that the fault of so many stolen souls was his own, with guilt and rage, Hook wages war upon his former childhood foe. He would have to sail the famed Jolly Roger through into the Nine Realms beyond the hidden veils to exact his revenge and set all of the lost souls on the island free. The journey is one of magic, true love, darkness, lore, and redemption. Like Serena Valentino's Fairest of All, Blood in the Water offers an entirely new version of the beloved classic, bringing each reader a touch a grim, dark, twisted retelling of the story of Neverland. The characters that come along for the enchanted journey includes, Blackbeard, The Blue Fairy, Wendy Darling, Tiger Lily, Mr. Smee, Catcher, and of course, Tinker Bell. In this story of heroes and villains, you may find that what you have formally believed was a lie, but fear not my darlings, for there is always a wish that can grant you your second chance.

Blood Water Paint

Blood Water Paint
Author: Joy McCullough
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2018-03-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0735232121

"Haunting ... teems with raw emotion, and McCullough deftly captures the experience of learning to behave in a male-driven society and then breaking outside of it."—The New Yorker "I will be haunted and empowered by Artemisia Gentileschi's story for the rest of my life."—Amanda Lovelace, bestselling author of the princess saves herself in this one A William C. Morris Debut Award Finalist 2018 National Book Award Longlist Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life grinding pigment for her father's paint. She chose paint. By the time she was seventeen, Artemisia did more than grind pigment. She was one of Rome's most talented painters, even if no one knew her name. But Rome in 1610 was a city where men took what they wanted from women, and in the aftermath of rape Artemisia faced another terrible choice: a life of silence or a life of truth, no matter the cost. He will not consume my every thought. I am a painter. I will paint. Joy McCullough's bold novel in verse is a portrait of an artist as a young woman, filled with the soaring highs of creative inspiration and the devastating setbacks of a system built to break her. McCullough weaves Artemisia's heartbreaking story with the stories of the ancient heroines, Susanna and Judith, who become not only the subjects of two of Artemisia's most famous paintings but sources of strength as she battles to paint a woman's timeless truth in the face of unspeakable and all-too-familiar violence. I will show you what a woman can do. ★"A captivating and impressive."—Booklist, starred review ★"Belongs on every YA shelf."—SLJ, starred review ★"Haunting."—Publishers Weekly, starred review ★"Luminous."—Shelf Awareness, starred review

Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror

Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Horror
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 478
Release: 1988
Genre: Fantasy fiction
ISBN:

A comprehensive bibliography of books and short fiction published in the English language.

The Water Tales

The Water Tales
Author: Michelle Wise Wright
Publisher: Carpenter's Son Publishing
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2020-10-20
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781952025273

The Water Tales: Ten Life Lessons from "My Water Buddy & Family®" is an adventurous collection of ten short children stories that uses anthropomorphic body and organ characters to tell ten different tales centered around the importance of water. Each tale is cleverly built around each of the eleven members of My Water Buddy & Family® who are all focused on the beneficial impact of water for our bodies, the earth, the environment, and the extended family of all living species. The Main character of the brand is My Water Buddy®, a unique personification of water (H20) and the human body. My Water Buddy embodies "The Family", which consists of various anthropomorphic body components and organ characters that drinking water positively impacts, including: Airy and Breezy the Twin Lungs, Boney the Bone, BRAWNY the Muscle®, Flowy the Blood Drop, Flushy and Gushy the Twin Kidneys, Pumpy the Heart, Tummy the Stomach, and Whizzy the Brain. In addition to motivating young readers to drink water, the stories tap into life topics important to children: bullying, self-esteem, peer pressure, etc.

Contemporary Literary Criticism

Contemporary Literary Criticism
Author: Roger Matuz
Publisher: Gale / Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 448
Release: 1989-09
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780810344297

Covers authors who are currently active or who died after December 31, 1959. Profiles novelists, poets, playwrights and other creative and nonfiction writers by providing criticism taken from books, magazines, literary reviews, newspapers and scholarly journals.

Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar

Moving Targets and Other Tales of Valdemar
Author: Mercedes Lackey
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 282
Release: 2008-12-02
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1101494344

Sixteen original stories?set in mercedes lackey?s valdemar universe Includes a new novella by Mercedes Lackey! Today?s hottest fantasy authors visit Mercedes Lackey?s bestselling world of Valdemar, adding their own special touches to the ancient land where Heralds ?Chosen? from all walks of life by magical horse-like Companions patrol their ancient kingdom, dispensing justice, facing adversaries, and protecting their monarch from whatever threatens. Travel with Tanya Huff, Mickey Zucker Reichert, Fiona Patton, Judith Tarr, Rosemary Edghill, and others in these exciting, all-new stories.