Mary Essinger

Wounded Bird of Paradise

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Produktbeschreibung

When Mabelline visits her pen pal Rosa, she quickly takes Rosa and her son Carlos to her heart, but she knows right away there is something different about the boy. When tragedy occurs, Mabelline becomes responsible for Carlos as he struggles to fit into a world based on rules he doesn't understand, and finds himself in serious trouble.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 142
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Mai 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 158mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781843102564
• ISBN-10: 1843102560
• Artikelnr.: 21308411

Autorenporträt

Mary Essinger has a special interest in the vulnerability of mankind. Normally a writer and performer of comedy scripts, this is her first serious novel.

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue. 1. Mabelline. 2. Flower shop. 3. Dinner for two. 4. Rosa's
bedroom. 5. The boy Carlos. 6. Storm. 7. Rosa is ill. 8. Carlos starts
work. 9. Second day at work. 10. Carlos at home. 11. Trouble at work. 12.
Jemina. 13. The tailor's shop. 14. The nursery sheds. 15. Carlos buys a
tuxedo. 16. Party. 17. Mabelline's club. 18. Police station. 19.
Supervision order. 20. In the café. 21. Plant inspection. 22. Perspectives.
23. Goats. 24. Brown's Hotel. 25. Goodbye Carlos. 26. Airport.