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The Lost Chapters: 7 Short Stories from the British Countryside
When you’re little, adults are like Gods. They know everything and never make mistakes ~ or at least that is what they’ll have you believe…Seven classic short stories all featuring the same young protagonist, Rosemary Page, from the acclaimed novel Goodbye to RibbonsGrowing up in rural England in the 1950s, Rosie recounts the formative experiences of her childhood, from flying horses, drunken uncles, to burning down hay-barns, as she navigates the often troubled waters between childhood and adolescence.
Initially, Rosie revels in her newfound position of responsibility, in this nostalgic nod to more innocent times of a bygone era. However, no matter how hard she tries to avoid getting into mischief ~ and yet another belting, trouble always seems to be able to seek her out.
“We flew across the meadows to the pounding rhythm of hooves. Bessie’s brisk snorts of breath pluming into the frigid morning air, like an unstoppable steam train thundering through the countryside.” from Ol’ Bessie the Flying Horse “The undergrowth, painted black by shadow, started to twitch as if a dark and deadly rainstorm was sweeping towards me. Closer and closer, creeping and crawling it came.”from Night Manoeuvres“Often, we'd just be playing and causing no one no harm, when the next thing you know, fellas are racing past your kitchen window with buckets sloshing with water as they race to put out the hay-barn you'd just set on fire.”from Deny, Deny, Deny! Special Bonus Edition! This collection also features the author’s commentary and analysis of each of the 7 stories, as well as further insight on how they relate to the novel, Goodbye to Ribbons.[This collection of coming of age short stories, serves as a companion piece to the full novel Goodbye to Ribbons, featuring the same protagonist, Rosemary Page. However, it can also be enjoyed as a standalone collection, even if you haven’t read the original novel.]
Initially, Rosie revels in her newfound position of responsibility, in this nostalgic nod to more innocent times of a bygone era. However, no matter how hard she tries to avoid getting into mischief ~ and yet another belting, trouble always seems to be able to seek her out.
“We flew across the meadows to the pounding rhythm of hooves. Bessie’s brisk snorts of breath pluming into the frigid morning air, like an unstoppable steam train thundering through the countryside.” from Ol’ Bessie the Flying Horse “The undergrowth, painted black by shadow, started to twitch as if a dark and deadly rainstorm was sweeping towards me. Closer and closer, creeping and crawling it came.”from Night Manoeuvres“Often, we'd just be playing and causing no one no harm, when the next thing you know, fellas are racing past your kitchen window with buckets sloshing with water as they race to put out the hay-barn you'd just set on fire.”from Deny, Deny, Deny! Special Bonus Edition! This collection also features the author’s commentary and analysis of each of the 7 stories, as well as further insight on how they relate to the novel, Goodbye to Ribbons.[This collection of coming of age short stories, serves as a companion piece to the full novel Goodbye to Ribbons, featuring the same protagonist, Rosemary Page. However, it can also be enjoyed as a standalone collection, even if you haven’t read the original novel.]
104 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2021
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