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Bouja
Bouja is a hearty soup of Nordic origin. Mama Lodaman is a gesmuchkeit who owns a store in Cold Prairie and is famous for her Bouja. Word of this Bouja attracts the attention of a stranger who comes into her store one afternoon to buy some. Mama soon determines that he is Thorr the god of weather and bargains with him for the power to make a little rain now and then. The deal is struck and Mama is soon accommodating her neighbors request for a little sun for a party or rain for crops. The result is a balmy climate in Cold Prairie or International Falls Minnesota, also known as the “nation’s ice box”, to the detriment of other places in the world. When outlanders descend upon Cold Prairie to escape from their bad weather, Mama discovers the price that must be paid for this change in climate.
119 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 22, 2014
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George Herman
47 books8 followersGeorge Adam Herman, Jr. (born April 12, 1928) was an American playwright and writer.
Herman taught playwrighting and was the artist-in-residence at numerous American universities. For 16 years he lived and worked in Hawaii on the staff of the State Superintendent of Education. He directed over 200 plays for numerous schools and theatres, served as the Artistic Director for at least one theatre (the Commedia Repertory Theatre in Hawaii), and designed sets and lighting for more than 40 productions.
While in Hawaii, Herman also worked for as a theatre columnist and drama critic. He turned to writing novels at age 65, and published seven novels and one children's book to date.
As a playwright, Herman won numerous awards since 1953. His best known play is "A Company of Wayward Saints", which has been in print continuously since it was first published in 1963. His plays for radio, TV, and the stage have been produced around the world. He has five published plays, and number of his award winning unpublished plays are also available through his website. Herman has received more than 30 awards for his writing.
Herman taught playwrighting and was the artist-in-residence at numerous American universities. For 16 years he lived and worked in Hawaii on the staff of the State Superintendent of Education. He directed over 200 plays for numerous schools and theatres, served as the Artistic Director for at least one theatre (the Commedia Repertory Theatre in Hawaii), and designed sets and lighting for more than 40 productions.
While in Hawaii, Herman also worked for as a theatre columnist and drama critic. He turned to writing novels at age 65, and published seven novels and one children's book to date.
As a playwright, Herman won numerous awards since 1953. His best known play is "A Company of Wayward Saints", which has been in print continuously since it was first published in 1963. His plays for radio, TV, and the stage have been produced around the world. He has five published plays, and number of his award winning unpublished plays are also available through his website. Herman has received more than 30 awards for his writing.
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