A Dream of Peace and Other Stories by Norma O Miraflor
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A painter grudgingly joins her adored husband's quest for peace nad blunders into her own tranquil patch... the sudden death of her partner forces a widow to rediscover the essential self she had throttled while courting her husband's loyalty... a literature teacher comes to terms with the confusion that had surrounded her childhood... a magazine editor reviews her relationship with a cherished cousin and ends up living an exquisite study of midlife... a university dropout hangs on to the memories of her one link to a promise of a better world... two sisters ride the wake of their parents' desolate marriage... a self-sufficient orphan gets exhausted by the consuming need to be brave and enters into a loveless union... an heiress suffers a devastating heartbreak to survive, not just love, but a thousand other tests... a friendship with a much younger man disturbs and alters forever the cocooned existence of a doctor's wife... a devoted mother thinks she can bargain for her children's happiness with little acts of mercy... the sung , comfortable world of a close knit family is shattered by a son's descent into madness... ensconced in a massive house that has outgrown its purpose, a woman is haunted by the restless spirit of her half-sister and the taunts of an estranged lover.
Twelve stories throbbing with the elemental passions of people adrift in a vast and varied landscape. NORMA MIRAFLOR examines their continuing search for substance and relevance; their struggle to retain or regain a genuine sense of self; their attempts at escaping from spiritual isolation and their tireless efforts at painting their respective worlds in brave and blazing colors.
Paperback: 187 pages
Publisher: Anvil Publishing, 1998
Language: English
ISBN: 978-9712706936
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