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| 洋書ダウンロードフロア ＞Short Stories | |||||||||||
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| 1：「For Honour」 | ||||
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In the tradition of short-story greats like Chekhov and Grace Paley， Malawian writer S．O． Kenani examines weighty subjects with a light touch． Delicately balancing humour and pathos， For Honour introduces us to the inhabitants of Chipiri， a village where everything begins under the kachere tree． From Mr Kachingwe， willing to enthral you with his outrageous views on life for the price of a tot， and Zione， following her dream of becoming an au pair in Europe； to Mark who accidentally lands in a civ | |||
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| 2：「Rush of Love」 | ||||
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Samuel Cooper just returned to Seattle after hitting it big in the Klondike Gold Rush． After meeting Opal-is money the only thing that makes a man rich， or does he need love too？ | |||
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| 3：「Cabin Fever」 | ||||
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Slipping down a rabbit hole at a costume party like Alice， feeling zero gravity like a spaceman kissing a fellow alien， or drawing blood in the library ．．． These short stories portray a reality that is often brutal， and probethe notion of personal responsibility – when should you intervene？Here is the lost history of the Observatory Library Lady； a swimming lesson for some Kimberley wedding guests； the secret tunnel beneath Beach Road in Sea Point． Part myth， part memoir， Cabin Fever de | |||
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| 4：「Man Falls Down」 | ||||
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Marcus wakes up in a surreal state of urgency and foreboding． Something is wrong， yet he can’t perceive exactly what． As he makes his way through the morning getting ready for work， little things begin to add up like clues to a horrible truth that awaits him． Will the dream hold up or fall？ Will life？ A short work of surreal literature from our experimental line The Lab． | |||
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| 5：「Rain Plays Barefoot」 | ||||
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It’s seventh grade． Uncomfortable at thirteen， Rain watches as her friends morph into ’hair-flinging gossip mines’ and the pressure mounts to get ’girlie’ using curling irons and make-up． Utterly sick of the table talk revolving around ’boys， boys．．．freaking boys everywhere．．．，’ she privately wishes that men didn’t make up half of the population， so maybe her friends would talk about something else． The only girl percussionist in her Middle School’s history， she finds she’s surprisin | |||
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| 6：「Child’s Play」 | ||||
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When a young man meets a woman in a bar， he believes she wants to have a baby and share a life together． Fatherhood， however， can be a mighty scary thing， and his alarm and anger grow as he develops a relationship with their child that brings about a most unexpected surprise． A short work of crime from our Fingerprints line． | |||
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| 7：「The Lost Coast」 | ||||
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For Larison， a man off the grid and on the run， the sleepy northern California town of Arcata， gateway to the state’s fabled Lost Coast， seems like a perfect place to disappear for a while． But Arcata isn’t nearly as sleepy as it seems， and when three locals decide Larison would make a perfect target for their twisted sport， Larison exacts a lifetime of vengeance in one explosive evening． | |||
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| 8：「Woodview Heights Anthology」 | ||||
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Woodview Heights is an all-American neighborhood where good neighbors look out for each other． When new people move in， the watchful eyes of vigilant citizens makes sure that the new neighbors are good neighbors． And， if they are not？ Woodview Heights has a way of taking care of its own． | |||
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| 9：「New Orleans Sketches」 | ||||
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In 1925 William Faulkner began his professional writing career in earnest while living in the French Quarter of New Orleans． He had published a volume of poetry （The Marble Faun）， had written a few book reviews， and had contributed sketches to the University of Mississippi student newspaper． He had served a stint in the Royal Canadian Air Corps and while working in a New Haven bookstore had become acquainted with the wife of the writer Sherwood Anderson．In his first six months in New Orleans， where | |||
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| 10：「Lifesaving Series， Book 1-4」 | ||||
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When violent ocean forces become too strongt he keepers are watching．They are strong， determined， and afraid of nothing．They will risk their lives to save others，And risk their chance at love to serve their country．Can love overcome the obstacles thrown in their path and shine the light in their hearts？They are the ladies of the Lighthouse Service and men of the Life Saving Service． Those who have vowed to watch and protect．They are．．．the keepers． | |||
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