There is no question that every person will have a dream at one point or another. Some will even have visions. Bestselling author Stone answers readers questions regarding the symbolism of dreams and what they mean.
Amid ethnic violence, political corruption, and petty professional intrigue, an artist tries to live free of lies. Set during the last years of the Soviet Union, Stone Dreams tells the story of Azerbaijani actor Sadai Sadygly, who lands in a Baku hospital while trying to protect an elderly Armenian man from a gang of young Azerbaijanis. Something of a modern-day Don Quixote, Sadai has long battled the hatred and corruption he observes in contemporary Azerbaijani society. Wandering in and out of consciousness, he revisits his hometown, the ancient village of Aylis, where Christian Armenians and Muslim Azeris once lived peacefully together, and dreams of making a pilgrimage of atonement to Armenia. Stone Dreams is a searing, painful meditation on the ability of art and artists—of individual human beings—to make change in the world.
Dreams in Stone is a thought-provoking and fast-paced novel that shows how people see the past in different ways and explains that the decisions we make today will change the future. Alec De Groot is an archivist and researcher for a regional newspaper. He lacks ambition, unlike his girlfriend and colleague, Trisha Shastri, a junior reporter. They are amazed when Alec inherits Stratwick Hall, a Tudor manor house. Alec decides to spend his summer vacation at the hall, with Trish joining him on weekends. The couple's arrival creates a stir in the small and conservative village, especially as Alec is of mixed race, and Trisha has an Asian background. Stratwick Hall has character, but most of the estate has been sold and the building is run down, needing a huge investment. One night Alec discovers mysterious objects and perplexing, potentially sinister events on and around a tiny island in a shrouded grove on the grounds. Soon it becomes clear that the Hall has a strange and unconventional history. Trisha and Alec disagree over the future of the Hall, unaware that many of the local villagers have very different development plans in mind. In a clash of ideas and dreams, past and present, something has to give. About the Author: Born in Sherwood, Nottingham, Phil Suggitt now lives in Ware, Hertfordshire. He has written a previous novel, Shadow and Substance, and has been a teacher, education adviser and author of numerous educational books. In addition, he has worked as a pop music journalist and as an illustrator, cartoonist, and pork pie maker. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/PhilSuggitt
The Story of the Stone (or Dream of the Red Chamber), a Chinese novel by Cao Xueqin and continued by Gao E, tells of an amazing garden, of a young man's choice between two beautiful women, of his journey toward enlightenment, and of the moral and financial decline of a powerful family. Published in 1792, it depicts virtually every facet of life in eighteenth-century China—and has influenced culture in China ever since.Part 1 of this volume, "Materials," provides information and resources that will help teachers and students begin and pursue their study of Stone. The essays that constitute part 2, "Approaches," introduce major topics to be covered in the classroom: Chinese religion, medicine, history, traditions of poetry, material culture, sexual mores, servants; Stone in film and on television; and the formidable challenges of translation into English that were faced by David Hawkes and then by John Minford.
Willa Bean, who wants to master flying before starting school at Cupid Academy, celebrates her unconventional looks and unique personality, but struggles to accept that cupids learn how to fly at different times.