Sewing Can Be Dangerous and Other Small Threads
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (950 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1511529245 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-04-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author S.R. Mallery has worn various hats in her life.First, a classical/pop singer/composer, she moved on to the professional world of production art and calligraphy. Next came a long career as an award winning quilt artist/teacher and an ESL/Reading instructor. Her short stories have been published in descant 2008, Snowy Egret, Transcendent Visions, The Storyteller, and Down In the Dirt.
A brilliant collection of short stories! Amazon Customer Another amazing work from the talented Sarah Mallery, and I can definitely say that I’m a fan now! The set of short stories, each one different, was brilliantly tied together by a common topic – sewing. Each tells a story of courage, defiance of circumstances, sacrifice, love, fighting against the system and many more, which make you sit and ponder after finishing a story. The hardships of a young Russian-Jewish immigrant trying to support her family working in the almost inhumane condi. A blossoming talent with an anthology of high quality Convoke S.R. Mallery makes sewing dangerous, for fair and all. This book of short pieces is a phenomenal showcase for an emerging writer who is witty, educated, and finds magical fascination where we most enjoy seeing it: in everyday places. These are tales connected only by the quality of the writing and the intense love of history that shows through each vignette: they are not one story, but many. One that caught me by surprise was the first piece, the namesake piece, "Sewing Can Be Dangerous," about a R. The Diesel-Electric Elephant Company said A book that welcomes and entertains - recommended.. 'Sewing Can Be Dangerous' was a purchase on a whim because I liked the sound of the blurb and the other reviews. What I got between the covers proved to be a seriously great read - wide variety and depth, all drawn together by a common theme. The author has that rare knack of grabbing the reader and immersing them in a different time and place, giving just enough detail to lead and yet leaving plenty of scope so as not to overwhelm. I found myself picturing the scenes in three-dimensional colour, a
WHEN HISTORY, MYSTERY, ACTION, and ROMANCE ARE ALL ROLLED INTO ONE! These eleven short stories range from drug traffickers using hand-woven wallets, to a U.S. slave sewing freedom codes into her quilts; from a cruise ship murder mystery with a quilt instructor and a NYPD police detective, to a couple hiding Christian passports into a comforter in Nazi Germany; from an old Salem Witchcraft wedding quilt curse to a young seamstress in the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire; from a 1980’s Romeo and Juliet romance between a Wall Street financial ‘star’ and an eclectic fiber artist, to a Haight-Ashbury lov
Her short stories have been published in descant 2008, Snowy Egret, Transcendent Visions, The Storyteller, and Down In the Dirt. Next came a long career as an award winning quilt artist/teacher and an ESL/Reading instructor. Mallery has worn various hats in her life.First, a classical/pop singer/composer, she moved on to the professional world of production art and calligraphy. S.R.