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Ancient Tales, Modern Legends: Short Story Collection
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ISBN10: 1469901714
ISBN13: 9781469901718
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 13 2012
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
ISBN13: 9781469901718
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Jan 13 2012
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.60 Width: 5.98 Depth: 9.02
Language: English
Ancient Tales, Modern Legends, a short story collection by Ted William Gross presents the reader with engaging and thought-provoking stories spanning the ages. Covering subjects of love, loss, pain, desire, need, frustration and hope these stories are meant to entertain as well leave an indelible impression upon the reader.
Ted Gross cleverly combines ancient lore in his Tiny Slivers From A Silver Horn weaving Unicorns, the story of Adam & Eve and the modern world into a tale of lost wisdom and gained hope. Love In A Cafe moves the reader within the soft aura of love until the surprise ending. Elijah's Coins leaves us wondering about the great what if of life and just how blessed or cursed it would make us to change the future. Reverieing is a glimpse of the slow descent of one individual into his own personal hell. Addiction, Obsession, Love, Tenuous Webs & And So They Danced look upon love and loss from different perspectives. A Tapestry Of War is a real war story and the consequences of war upon the psyche of the soldier. The Sunflower portrays how hate can insidiously seep into the heart of man while The Heretic will leave you wondering who the real heretic actually is. Kapparot will let you delve into the mystical world of Hassidic philosophy while looking upon man's relation to God. Jacob's Ladder will introduce you to a world of angels and their mission of silence.
The Following Short Stories Are Contained Within Ancient Tales, Modern Legends
Love In A Café
Elijah's Coins
Reverieing
The Sunflower
Tenuous Webs
The Heretic
Kapparot
A Tapestry Of War
And So They Danced
Jacob's Ladder
Addiction, Obsession, Love
Tiny Slivers From A Silver Horn
This is not a book to dismiss easily. Enjoy it. Grow with it. You will in turn, be haunted by it and the stories will remain with you long after you have closed the pages.
The Following Short Stories Are Contained Within Ancient Tales, Modern Legends
Love In A Café
Elijah's Coins
Reverieing
The Sunflower
Tenuous Webs
The Heretic
Kapparot
A Tapestry Of War
And So They Danced
Jacob's Ladder
Addiction, Obsession, Love
Tiny Slivers From A Silver Horn
This is not a book to dismiss easily. Enjoy it. Grow with it. You will in turn, be haunted by it and the stories will remain with you long after you have closed the pages.
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