Showing results for "Dandelion" in Literary Fiction

Jake has fallen head over heels for Dandelion. The only problem? Dandelion is dead. 'The perfect book club book' Carley Fortune, author of Every Summer After 'Smart, funny and heartbreaking' Clare Leslie Hall, author of Broken Country 'As hilarious as it is heartfelt' Claire Daverley, author of...

When Lily was eleven years old, her mother, Swee Hua, walked away from the family, never to be seen or heard from again. Now a new mother herself, Lily becomes obsessed with finding out what happened to Swee Hua. She recalls the spring of 1987, growing up in a small British Columbia mining town where there were only a handful of Asian families; Lily’s previously stateless father wanted to blend seamlessly into Canadian life, while her mother longed to return to Brunei. Eventually, an old family friend provides a clue that sends Lily to Southeast Asia to find out the truth.

Ray Bradbury’s endearing, lyrical tale of boyhood and an idyllic Midwestern summer is presented here as a full-cast audio dramatization by The Colonial Theatre on the Air, complete with sound effects and a brilliant music score. Twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding knows Green Town, Illinois, is...

One of the Time 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time Two men rebel together against tyranny—and then become rivals—in this first sweeping book of an epic fantasy series from Ken Liu, recipient of Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. Hailed as one of the best books of 2015 by NPR. Wily...

Sixteen-year-old Kate McGuire has a secret; her father, Joe has disappeared, and Kate, her mother Stella, and sister Emma are left to fend for themselves with little income and no one to turn to. For two years, they are heartbroken, wondering why he left, or whether he is still alive. Kate decides she must take on a role she never wanted; as caretaker for her abusive alcoholic mother and guardian of her sister who seems intent on finding the solace she needs her own way - a decision that leaves Kate almost unable to continue because of the hurt she causes.

A Dandelion was inspired by our daughter Ashli, who was three years old at the time.

Sieben Monate nach dem Tod ihrer Schwester Dandelion ist Poppys Welt noch immer aus dem Gleichgewicht geraten. Da stößt sie auf dem Smartphone ihrer Schwester auf die Nachricht eines Mannes namens Jake, gibt sich kurz entschlossen als ihre wilde große Schwester aus und verabredet sich mit ihm. Für Poppy und Jake ist es Liebe auf den ersten Blick. Jeder Moment mit Jake fühlt sich echt, schön und richtig an – obwohl alles auf einer Lüge basiert.

Each of these nine flash-fiction stories offers a little taste of magic coupled with meditation. Philosophical and inventive, in turn, Knox examines the human condition through modern myth, broaching topics such as generational divides and similarities, enchantments mistaken for madness, and anxiety induced from overactive imaginations. Short enough to consume in moments, each of tiny stories unfurls and unfolds, introducing us to new worlds in unexpected ways that will offer pause and perspective, perhaps even a brief reprieve.