Category: Family Publisher: Infinity Publishing
ISBN-10: 074140771X
Type: Fiction
Pages: 211
Copyright: Jun 1 1999
Price: $9.95 (eBook)
Like the flash and dart of dragonflies, other busy lives surround ours as we prance unaware through our own world. Each absorbing story portrays a powerful sense of place, even when life's smaller crises are held up to the light. It is the everyday challenges that define us, after all. From the joys and exasperations of daily living to magical realism, from Old Man Shever to The Refuge, these 17 stories weave a colorful tapestry of life's discoveries.
Excerpt
And today he did not feel the blue eyes intensely staring at him, did not sense the presence shrinking back into the cleft of the rocks when he screamed, did not respond to the prickly vibrations in his skin telling him he was being watched, studied. Such feelings were alien here, where no one else came. His laugh rang out again now, swirling in the wind and mist around his ears. The pounding surf as it broke on the black rocks, the roar of the wind, the kaa-ing and mewing of gulls and keer-ing of terns being swept inland, the startled flap of wings as his footsteps disturbed the few sandpipers and stilts still brave enough to stiffly walk the fringe of the waves hunting crustaceans. All were music to him.
Professional Reviews
The Midwest Book Review
Highly recommended reading for anyone who enjoys a well crafted work of literary skill....the tales share common themes of family, friendship, humor, and a sense of wonder...an extraordinary imaginative talent.
RebeccasReads.com
Seventeen curious stories, interesting perspectives with outcomes both redemptive and possible, Shirley Ann Parker definitely has an ear for dialogue, & a charming turn of phrase.
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Reviews for "Discoveries: A Journey Through Life"
Reviewed by Laura H.
4/8/2019
The seventeen stories in this publication stand alone. Given the original storyline of each, readers can hope the author has more books of short stories to publish. This author certainly has the gift of storytelling.
The variety of stories delve into different emotions of the characters.
While short, each story is complete and completely different. Readers are led on quite a journey through each and experience a myriad of emotions themselves in just a few minutes.
This is a unique format for the reader who does not enjoy longer and sometimes cumbersome novels.
Parker has a new fan and I look forward to reading more books by her.
I read this book and I was amazed at the short stories. They really held my attention. This book was intereting and a must read for people who like to read about life stories.
Linda Meckler
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Let this coming of age story of a boy named Bean take you back to a simple time. Set in a small southern town in the 1960's, encircled by a river and gleaming white cotton fields.
