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17th out of 100 books
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The Seed: Stories from the River's Edge
by
David Bowles (Goodreads Author),
Angélica Maldonado (Goodreads Author)
A boy faces a ghost dog, armed only with his father’s memory. A mother must find the strength to free her mermaid daughter. A teenager stands up to her manipulative uncle, despite the consequences. A woman drowns her children and pays the ultimate price. A man must help a town learn to stave off dark forces that would steal all their children. A girl must accept her role a...more
Paperback, 197 pages
Published
by Absey & Co.
(first published April 1st 2011)
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The Seed: Stories from the River's Edge by David Bowles was a pretty good read. The short stories were well written and very unique. This was a great, quick read.
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These were interesting stories with a mystical side to all of them. I plan on sharing this book with a friend.
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David Bowles resides in the Río Grande Valley of south Texas with his wife and children. Bowles launched his D'ANGELO CHRONICLES in 2009. In April of 2011, Absey & Co. published THE SEED: STORIES FROM THE RIVER'S EDGE. In 2012, Bowles teamed up with painter Noé Vela to create MEXICAN BESTIARY. In August 2013, Lamar University Press will release FLOWER, SONG, DANCE: AZTEC AND MAYAN POETRY, a co...more
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“She imagines that she is a seed, driven by the wind, that withstands cold and heat, the worst possible conditions, until one day it falls, like the Bible says, on fertile soil. She knows one day she will flower. This is inevitable. Winter always ends, and springtide blossoms in its place.”
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“We are all walking the same path, though it ain't some road scored in earth or sky or sea. It's the path of easing suffering, both ours and that of others, and we walk it till ever creature stands free of pain and lies, in unity with truth and peace, at last enlightened and made whole.”
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