Tillie's Marbles
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In the title story of this collection, "Tillie's Marbles," which won honors in the 2008 Kansas Voices prose competition, thirteen year old Tillie Herman struggles along with a handful of Dust Bowl survivors to escape an abandoned town. During her search for a lost key, she learns why her mother married her father and faces danger in dealing with the town bully. Other stories include: 'The Centerfold, ' 'Revelation, ' 'Father Ashley's Ghost, ' 'Emma, ' 'Sarah's Rescue, ' 'Peasant Princes, ' 'Winter Refuge, ' 'Sanctuary at St. Thomas Abbey, ' and 'A Question of Fate.' Review: "Tillie's Marbles & Other Stories by Kansas writer Reaona Hemmingway is a collection of short stories that will intrigue the reader. Where will you find a ghost, a princess, a kidnapping and a man who renounces his religious calling to marry for love and all the while you are drawn into the lives of many people during the Dust Bowl? A must read for fans of Hemmingway's other writings: 'Home for Christmas, ' 'Harmony's Left Wing, ' and 'The Little Shephard Girl.'" - Kathrine Fapp, Collection Development, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Libr
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1466459050
ISBN13:9781466459052
Release Date:December 2011
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:106 Pages
Weight:0.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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