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This book consists of six short stories, three of which have been published by D.C, Thomson.
Sakura is a poignant story of a mixed-race marriage. A Scotsman and a Japanese girl meet and fall in love during the Korean War. Neither family wants or supports the marriage but the inner strength of the fragile Michiko, The Scotsman's beloved 'sakura,' or cherry blossom, and their deep love for each other and their families, eventually overcomes all prejudices.
The Language of Flowers is a historical story. It tells of the trust and faith of a young servant couple separated for years. The girl is deaf and can neither read nor write, but gifts of flowers bring her their own special messages and help sustain her faith in her absent lover.
With this Ring. A sweet tale of happy marriage.. A treasured but very small engagement ring disappears a few days before Molly's 50th birthday. Molly, who has treasured the little ring, turns the house upside down without finding it. On the birthday morning, it reappears. Who took it? Why was it taken? Why has it returned? The answers to these questions tell us a lot about values, faith and true love.
August 2012
A young widow takes her two little boys on an outing to the picturesque highland village much loved by her late husband. The children hope to see deer; their mother hopes to be able to afford some venison sausages.
The day doesn't turn out quite as any one of the three had hoped but memories are created that will live forever .
Larks Ascending. A mother cannot come to terms with the death of her daughter. Her husband tries to persuade her to drive with him into the country for a picnic. Their daughter had loved the English countryside and most of all when larks flew singing into the sky. She is persuaded but they become lost and find themselves near an exquisite garden that they realize they have seen in paintings. But a magnificent painting of a wildflower strewn field with 'Larks Ascending' brings closure to the grieving parents.
Soup for the Soul
This story is about a completely different kind of love. A woman who has lost her career through illness and her lover because she lost her career is recuperating in a beautiful cottage on a sea cliff in Northern Scotland. The owner of the cottage is trying to nurse her back to health. Every day she makes soup and every day the patient refuses to eat. Eventually patient loving care and the memory of exquisite playing of a Mozart concerto works a miracle.
(And this story, of course, is for Elizabeth.)
Genre: Historical
Sakura is a poignant story of a mixed-race marriage. A Scotsman and a Japanese girl meet and fall in love during the Korean War. Neither family wants or supports the marriage but the inner strength of the fragile Michiko, The Scotsman's beloved 'sakura,' or cherry blossom, and their deep love for each other and their families, eventually overcomes all prejudices.
The Language of Flowers is a historical story. It tells of the trust and faith of a young servant couple separated for years. The girl is deaf and can neither read nor write, but gifts of flowers bring her their own special messages and help sustain her faith in her absent lover.
With this Ring. A sweet tale of happy marriage.. A treasured but very small engagement ring disappears a few days before Molly's 50th birthday. Molly, who has treasured the little ring, turns the house upside down without finding it. On the birthday morning, it reappears. Who took it? Why was it taken? Why has it returned? The answers to these questions tell us a lot about values, faith and true love.
August 2012
A young widow takes her two little boys on an outing to the picturesque highland village much loved by her late husband. The children hope to see deer; their mother hopes to be able to afford some venison sausages.
The day doesn't turn out quite as any one of the three had hoped but memories are created that will live forever .
Larks Ascending. A mother cannot come to terms with the death of her daughter. Her husband tries to persuade her to drive with him into the country for a picnic. Their daughter had loved the English countryside and most of all when larks flew singing into the sky. She is persuaded but they become lost and find themselves near an exquisite garden that they realize they have seen in paintings. But a magnificent painting of a wildflower strewn field with 'Larks Ascending' brings closure to the grieving parents.
Soup for the Soul
This story is about a completely different kind of love. A woman who has lost her career through illness and her lover because she lost her career is recuperating in a beautiful cottage on a sea cliff in Northern Scotland. The owner of the cottage is trying to nurse her back to health. Every day she makes soup and every day the patient refuses to eat. Eventually patient loving care and the memory of exquisite playing of a Mozart concerto works a miracle.
(And this story, of course, is for Elizabeth.)
Genre: Historical
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