The Empyrean Tango : A Collection of Intertwined Short Stories

Will Mix

ISBN 10: 0595316514 / ISBN 13: 9780595316519

Verlag: Iuniverse, 2004

nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - One: Moon and Starlets--Liam and Violet are lovers who contend with emotional strife. As a psychologist, Violet instills a sense of right and wrong while Liam, reminded of the deaths of his father and brother, toils over his sister's near fatal drug overdose.Two: Rhapsody Gasping--Riley has just returned from a transcontinental trek. After a soul-searching year he rediscovers Erin at a party. Will their reunion revitalize the stingless beehive in their hearts now that he is a rewritten man Three: Every Day is Saturday--Elvis, an independently wealthy man unusually alone with his incisive thoughts, mulls over his solitary life. Due to his slack schedule every day is Saturday.Four: Car Accident Curiosity--Tim Huxley gets bizarre yet amusing phone calls. After an absurd amount of fervent pleading he finally chooses to meet the voice on the other end of the line.Five: Dylan Likes to Fish--Dylan, a bartender in a Chicago Pub, likes to fish.for women. A knock on his door one morning may help him to see his way.Six: Orange Juice--Tanner, a hitchhiker beaten and stranded in the Mojave, finds a ride with a philosophical loon who has a photographic memory and who talks out loud to no one in particular. A former mishap with LSD has also caused the driver to view himself as a glass of orange juice that is about to spill.Seven: Here Comes Trouble--The climax to these intertwined short stories, a disturbing secret is revealed. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9780595316519

Inhaltsangabe:

One: Moon and Starlets-Liam and Violet are lovers who contend with emotional strife. As a psychologist, Violet instills a sense of right and wrong while Liam, reminded of the deaths of his father and brother, toils over his sister's near fatal drug overdose.Two: Rhapsody Gasping-Riley has just returned from a transcontinental trek. After a soul-searching year he rediscovers Erin at a party. Will their reunion revitalize the stingless beehive in their hearts now that he is a rewritten man? Three: Every Day is Saturday-Elvis, an independently wealthy man unusually alone with his incisive thoughts, mulls over his solitary life. Due to his slack schedule every day is Saturday.Four: Car Accident Curiosity-Tim Huxley gets bizarre yet amusing phone calls. After an absurd amount of fervent pleading he finally chooses to meet the voice on the other end of the line.Five: Dylan Likes to Fish-Dylan, a bartender in a Chicago Pub, likes to fish for women. A knock on his door one morning may help him to see his way.Six: Orange Juice-Tanner, a hitchhiker beaten and stranded in the Mojave, finds a ride with a philosophical loon who has a photographic memory and who talks out loud to no one in particular. A former mishap with LSD has also caused the driver to view himself as a glass of orange juice that is about to spill.Seven: Here Comes Trouble-The climax to these intertwined short stories, a disturbing secret is revealed.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Empyrean Tango : A Collection of ...
Verlag: Iuniverse
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Taschenbuch
Zustand: Neu