Blind Curve And Other Stories Light And Dark [NOOK Book]

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Overview

Twelve-year-old boys who play in an alley—with a ten-year-old girl. A curly-tailed puppy whose eyes are curiously knowing. A upstanding Ugandan villager who weighs the rewards—and consequences—of a family business decision. At first glance, each seems as innocent as a newborn kitten that, if you get close enough, might give you an affectionate lick. The next thing you know, though, you’ve got a nasty little lymph node infection called cat scratch fever. Don’t worry—it’s not life threatening. Usually.

Fifteen tales about both the light and the dark side of the human condition plus bonus excerpts from Heart Of Diamonds, a novel of scandal, love, and death...
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Overview

Twelve-year-old boys who play in an alley—with a ten-year-old girl. A curly-tailed puppy whose eyes are curiously knowing. A upstanding Ugandan villager who weighs the rewards—and consequences—of a family business decision. At first glance, each seems as innocent as a newborn kitten that, if you get close enough, might give you an affectionate lick. The next thing you know, though, you’ve got a nasty little lymph node infection called cat scratch fever. Don’t worry—it’s not life threatening. Usually.

Fifteen tales about both the light and the dark side of the human condition plus bonus excerpts from Heart Of Diamonds, a novel of scandal, love, and death in the Congo, and Hunting Elf, a doggone Christmas story that’s a delightful read any time of the year.

Bad things happen in “The Alley,” a tale told by a narrator who should know--he did some of them. Or did he? Only the victims can answer that question, and they're not talking.

Man's best friend offers the ultimate proof of his loyalty in “Bad Dog.” The cute little canine doesn't care whether his master is a good man or an evil one, he simply obeys.

Benon Otema is not a criminal, he's just ambitious. A stalwart leader of his village, a successful merchant, a father and good provider, Benon should know better than to listen to tales told by a drunkard. But he does, and the story takes him to the “Blind Curve.”

In “A Tale Of The Christ,” the epic movie Ben Hur weaves through a boy’s tragic summer.

Like an impressionist's painting, “Tooth Fairy Daddy” explores a boy’s very mixed feelings for the father he visits on weekends.

At the end of his hard life, Konstantinos struggles with the debts owed him by his church and his God in “The Mark On The Dove.”

Product Details

  • BN ID: 2940013275393
  • Publisher: Donelson SDA, Inc.
  • Publication date: 10/12/2011
  • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
  • Format: eBook
  • Pages: 192
  • File size: 870 KB

Meet the Author

Dave Donelson is a freelance journalist who regularly contributes to dozens of national publications on a variety of topics. His careers as a broadcaster, entrepreneur, and writer have taken him from the jungles of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula to the minarets of Riyadh. He's climbed the spire of the Empire State Building, floated the Usumacinta River to the Mayan ruins at Piedras Negras in Guatemala, and photographed the tree-climbing lions and mountain gorillas of Uganda.

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