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Scéalaí

Sean James McGinty

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Description:Conor and Eveleen dread visiting their uncle Johnny in Donegal, Ireland. His home feels like a different world, far divorced from the comforts of modern living. Forced to sit and listen to Johnny’s musing, they expect nothing but boredom.But then Johnny, a traditional scealai, a storyteller, weaves together four seemingly unrelated tales, enrapturing his niece and nephew and leading to a surprise revelation.The first story, “That House on Foster Street,” recounts a battle between the forces of good and evil. It is up to the small, innocent Butterfly Jones to confront the darkness and beat it back.The second tale, “A Father’s Heart,” follows Maggie, a young woman who receives an unexpected eighteenth birthday present.Johnny’s third story, “The Open Secret,” introduces a nun coping with alcoholism. When she finally decides to succumb to her pain, something surprising happens.The last story, “The Woman in the Canopy Bed,” shows a woman as she accepts her imminent death and prepares for the next life.Each tale brings you closer to Johnny’s own secret and his complicated relationship with family. Will Conor and Eveleen discover in time that the most interesting character in his stories is the old scealai himself?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scéalaí. To get started finding Scéalaí, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 149

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Release: 2017

ISBN: 1974131092

Description: Conor and Eveleen dread visiting their uncle Johnny in Donegal, Ireland. His home feels like a different world, far divorced from the comforts of modern living. Forced to sit and listen to Johnny’s musing, they expect nothing but boredom.But then Johnny, a traditional scealai, a storyteller, weaves together four seemingly unrelated tales, enrapturing his niece and nephew and leading to a surprise revelation.The first story, “That House on Foster Street,” recounts a battle between the forces of good and evil. It is up to the small, innocent Butterfly Jones to confront the darkness and beat it back.The second tale, “A Father’s Heart,” follows Maggie, a young woman who receives an unexpected eighteenth birthday present.Johnny’s third story, “The Open Secret,” introduces a nun coping with alcoholism. When she finally decides to succumb to her pain, something surprising happens.The last story, “The Woman in the Canopy Bed,” shows a woman as she accepts her imminent death and prepares for the next life.Each tale brings you closer to Johnny’s own secret and his complicated relationship with family. Will Conor and Eveleen discover in time that the most interesting character in his stories is the old scealai himself?We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Scéalaí. To get started finding Scéalaí, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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