Short Stories from Faraway Places
O'Flaherty, Kevin
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Published by Kevin O'Flaherty, 2024
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A collection of four separate stories about people at the crossroads of life. The path they choose will lead them to positive or negative consequences. It's a story of self-determination and human struggle.
The Garden of the Republic: An impulsive New Yorker, who is bored with his life, decides to join an NGO in Tucuman, Argentina to build a health clinic. Once there, he meets people who have a tremendous impact on his decisions whilst he learns about the Dirty War that happened in Argentina during the early 1980s.
Zabalburu Urkia: An Irishman with slight disabilities sees his life pass by him, so he decides to take a chance and teach English in Durango, a small town in the Basque Country, Spain. His disabilities make it difficult for him whilst he stumbles upon the long lost Basque treasure.
The Bells of Gloucester: Two lads from Gloucester, England, best friends since childhood, slowly drift apart as they take different paths. Their new friends make them decide what path they will take. It's a story about redemption and the pressure of adolescences.
Celtic Verde: An allegorical tale about the constant changes in life. The characters are metaphors who represent hope, selfishness, loyalty, life and death. Connor, a selfish Irish-American, thinks childhood would last forever. As an adult, he sees how difficult life treats him. He leaves his elderly parents to look for work in Ireland and discovers how much it has changed. Desperate, he gets tempted to make a wish at an ancient well.
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Title: Short Stories from Faraway Places
Publisher: Kevin O'Flaherty
Publication Date: 2024
Binding: Soft cover
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - It's a collection of four short stories about people at the crossroads of life. The road they take will lead them to positive or negative consequences. It's a story of self-determination and human struggle.The Garden of the Republic: An impulsive New Yorker who is bored with his life joins a NGO and travels to Tucuman, Argentina to build a health clinic. He meets a few individuals who have a tremendous impact on his stay as he learns about Argentina's Dirty War duing the 1980s.Zabalburu Urkia: An Irishman with slight disabilities sees his life passing by him. He takes a chance to teach English in the Basque Country, Spain. Once there, his disabilities make is stressful for him and by accident learns about the lost treasure of the Basque diaspora.The Bells of Gloucester: Two young lads from Gloucester, England, best friends since childhood, slowy drift apart as their life takes them down different paths. Their new friends make them decide which direction they'll go. It's a story about the pressures of adolescence and redemption.Celtic Verde: An allegory tale about the only constant in life is change. It uses metaphorical characters who represent the cycles of life-birth, selfishness, hope, and death. Connor, a self-centred man from Chicago, with Irish heritage, thinks adolescence will last forever. As an adult, he runs from responsibility. He leaves his elderly parents in their time of need and goes to Ireland to look for work, but discovers how much Ireland has changed. Desperate, he gets tempted to make a wish at an ancient water well. Seller Inventory # 9788409612918