Marrying Off Mother and Other Stories


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Collection of eight short stories by the author observing absurdity that abounds in the world.




Dogdom


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The Madonna of Dunkirk


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Spinster Maddie Caligran believes that if she sits on a certain pew in the ruins of an old church, she can guide the footsteps of the soldiers stranded on the beach at Dunkirk across the way. Worse, she fancies that the Queen of Heaven has called her to war - personally.




The Dog Fancier


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Gudao, Lone Islet


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In 1937, the Japanese invaded the Chinese city of Shanghai. The neutral Shanghai International Settlement, where Margaret and her family lived, became a gudao (lone islet) of safety from the savagery of the Japanese soldiers. But soon the foreign citizens were interned. This heart-wrenching story, told in the voice of a young girl, brings new insights to a violent period.




Toco


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This is a story centered on the Nathaniel family of Toco Village in the Caribbean Islands of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies in the 30s and 40s. All the stories are based on actual events as seen through the eyes of Gabriel, a boy, from the time he was aged five until he turned fourteen. The authors intention is to give people an idea of the culture and day-to-day life of this hard-working, happy, superstitious but religious people in a small village where there were no serious crime.




Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month


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Your Bulldog Puppy Month by Month, written by a veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team, provides readers with everything they need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure their playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. Coverage includes: • Information on what to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home, the necessary vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them, and when a trip to the vet is needed. • Instructions on making potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible. • Discussion on why and how to crate train and what to do when your puppy cries at night. • Knowing when to teach your puppy is ready to learn basic commands and how to go about leash training. • Socialization: why it's necessary, when it should happen, and how to make sure it does. • Exercising and feeding your puppy appropriately to ensure he stays physically and mentally healthy. • When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works. • How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth. • What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.




Crooked


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Ashia ‘Ash’ Cox isn’t your average teenager. She’s a sixteen-year-old con artist headed for greatness – until celebrity criminal Harry Holmes destroys the family and life she loves. Taking matters into her own hands, Ash links up with Esther Crook – a legendary con who has her own motivations against Holmes and his associates. After a little persuasion, Esther puts together a new crew using Ash as ‘the insider’. The crew feel the heat of the criminals on one side and the encroaching crime agencies on the other, but as the heist unfurls, who is really doing the conning and who is pulling the strings? With plot twists aplenty, Crooked raises the stakes in crime fiction as the plot equally surprises – and cons – the reader.




Tails From The Barkside


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About the silly things people do to there dogs to make them behave the way they do. As told by a professional dog trainer.