L. A. Child and Other Stories

L. A. Child and Other Stories
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Publisher : Untreed Reads
Total Pages : 76
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ISBN-10 : 9781611876475
ISBN-13 : 1611876478
Rating : 4/5 (75 Downloads)

Book Synopsis L. A. Child and Other Stories by : Penny Jackson

Download or read book L. A. Child and Other Stories written by Penny Jackson and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection of award-winning short stories, men, women and teenagers from London to Boston to Hiroshima to India grapple with the unpredictability of their lives. A teenager receives a gun from his best friend when he finds out his girlfriend has been unfaithful. A teacher in Hiroshima finds herself acting in a live sex show. A young man fakes an act of heroism at the George Washington Bridge so he can be famous. A hostess in a Wonderland-themed amusement park loses her identity to become the “perfect” Alice. And, in the Pushcart Prize-awarded title story, a group of disenfranchised young adults try to make sense of the artificial world that is Los Angeles.


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