An ash-gray dog with a white blaze on its forehead burst onto the rough terrain of the market on the first Sunday of December... When a witch doctor appears on the Marquis de Casalduero's doorstep prophesizing a plague of rabies in their Colombian seaport, he dismisses her claims
- until he hears that his young daughter, Sierva Maria, was one of four people bitten by a rabid dog, & the only one to survive. Sierva Maria appears completely unscathed
- but as rumours of the plague spread, the Marquis & his wife wonder at her continuing good health. In a town consumed by superstition, it's not long before they, & everyone else, put her survival down to a demonic possession & begin to see her supernatural powers as the cause of the town's woes. Only the young priest charged with exorcising the evil spirit recognizes the girl's sanity, but can he convince the town that it's not her that needs healing?

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At a rally in the Royal Albert Hall, two Quaker brothers, Paul & Charlie Lamb, sign a pledge of peace that only one of them will honour. Meanwhile, in a draughty Victorian mansion in Hampstead, Mr. Morningstar wonders why his wife, a crystallographer from dynasty of diamond cutters, turns into a cursing somnambulist at night, while their daughter, Miriam, comes home from her shifts at the munitions factory with her stockings inside out. As the streets throng with khaki, the Lambs & the Morningstars must decide how to do good in a world transformed by evil. Should a scientist use her skills to maximise civilian casualties? Should a Quaker stand by as millions are murdered? & is it possible to love someone if you hate their convictions? When the two families are torn apart by war, Paul is forced to choose between his conscience & the woman he loves. Of Love & Other Wars is a profoundly moving tale of faith, longing, & decisions made in the split second of silence between bullets, whose repercussions last a lifetime. With distinctive flair & dazzling creative energy, Sophie Hardach pulls us into lives upended by betrayal, violence & passion. ...

At a rally in the Royal Albert Hall, two Quaker brothers, Paul & Charlie Lamb, sign a pledge of peace that only one of them will honour. Meanwhile, in a draughty Victorian mansion in Hampstead, Mr. Morningstar wonders why his wife, a crystallographer from dynasty of diamond cutters, turns into a cursing somnambulist at night, while their daughter, Miriam, comes home from her shifts at the munitions factory with her stockings inside out. As the streets throng with khaki, the Lambs & the Morningstars must decide how to do good in a world transformed by evil. Should a scientist use her skills to maximise civilian casualties? Should a Quaker stand by as millions are murdered? & is it possible to love someone if you hate their convictions? When the two families are torn apart by war, Paul is forced to choose between his conscience & the woman he loves. Of Love & Other Wars is a profoundly moving tale of faith, longing, & decisions made in the split second of silence between bullets, whose repercussions last a lifetime. With distinctive flair & dazzling creative energy, Sophie Hardach pulls us into lives upended by betrayal, violence & passion. ...

Nobel Prize winning author John Steinbeck, one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century, offers a powerful but tragic tale in ” Of Mice & Men”. ` Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don`t belong no place`. George & his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California`s Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own & settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. & one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. ...

Drifters in search of work, George & his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back
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Drifters in search of work, George & his childlike friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except the clothes on their back
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Drifters in search of work, George & his simple-minded friend Lennie, have nothing in the world except each other & a dream. A dream that one day they will have some land of their own. Eventually they find work on a ranch, but their hopes are doomed as Lennie struggling against extreme cruelty, misunderstanding & jealousy becomes a victim of his own strength. Tackling universal themes, friendship & a shared vision, & giving a voice to America`s lonely & dispossesed, Of Mice & Men remains Steinbeck`s most popular work. ...

` Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don`t belong no place.` George & his large, simple-minded friend Lennie are drifters, following wherever work leads them. Arriving in California`s Salinas Valley, they get work on a ranch. If they can just stay out of trouble, George promises Lennie, then one day they might be able to get some land of their own & settle down some place. But kind-hearted, childlike Lennie is a victim of his own strength. Seen by others as a threat, he finds it impossible to control his emotions. & one day not even George will be able to save him from trouble. Of Mice & Men is a tragic & moving story of friendship, loneliness & the dispossessed. ...