The Cage Keeper and Other Stories
The Cage Keeper and Other Stories

Author: Andre Dubus

Publisher: Plume Books

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Andre Dubus III's first collection of stunningly crafted short stories explores passion and betrayal, violent desperation, ambivalent love that hinges on hatred, and the quest for acceptance by those on the edge of society. "Duckling Girl" is a bold and unsentimental exploration of the psychology of abuse, while the title story, "The Cage Keeper, " is a hard-hitting tale of physical and emotional incarceration. Five other stories are equally gritty, tough, and emotionally gripping, for though Dubus creates a world that threatens to crush his characters both body and soul, he also reveals the profound dignity of their determination to endure.

The Cage Keeper
The Cage Keeper

Author: Andre Dubus III

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2007-12-18

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0307428230

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Passion and betrayal, violent desperation, ambivalent love that hinges on hatred, and the quest for acceptance by those who stand on the edge of society-these are the hard-hitting themes of a stunningly crafted first collection of stories by the bestselling author of House of Sand and Fog. A vigilant young man working in a halfway house finds himself unable to defend against the rage of one of the inmates in the title story. In "White Trees, Hammer Moon," a man soon to leave home for prison finds himself as unprepared for a family camping trip in the mountains of New Hampshire as he has been for most things in his life. And in the award-winning "Forky," an ex-con is haunted by the punishment he receives just as he is being released into the world. With an incisive ability to inhabit the lives of his characters, Dubus travels deep into the heart of the elusive American dream.

House of Sand and Fog
House of Sand and Fog

Author: Andre Dubus

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 507

ISBN-13: 0393046974

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The Oprah Book Club selection for November 2000.

The Creature Keeper
The Creature Keeper

Author: Damaris Young

Publisher: Scholastic UK

Published: 2020-11-05

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0702303364

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The doors of gloomy gothic mansion Direspire Hall creak open just once a year, and finally it is Seren's chance to enter and discover what treasures lie within. The mysterious owner, the Collector, has a menagerie of magical animals and chooses Seren to be his new Creature Keeper - it's the most exciting thing that's ever happened to her, the role of her wildest dreams! But the animals - including the elephant-like tusker, Mika, who fast becomes Seren's friend, live in cramped cages and are mistreated, stifled and sad. Can Seren set them free, or will the Collector keep them locked away for ever?

Man in a Cage
Man in a Cage

Author: James P. Alexander

Publisher: Iowa State Press

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13:

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A zoo keeper recounts his problems with managing the zoo and its animals, and describes the relationships between the zoo and the community.

Keeper's Child
Keeper's Child

Author: Leslie Davis

Publisher: EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing

Published: 2018-10-18

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 189481763X

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In a time not so distant from our own, the land is scarred; the air tainted; and the desperate poor are sick and dying, Dr. Jesse Grange has spent the last thirty years trying to rebuild his protected city and its technology. Now he glimpses the future and sees what may be the end of the world. In his walled city, Jesse lives as a hero and celebrity, guardian of one of the last remaining safe havens on the continent. But the mistakes of the past are catching up to his best efforts, and with news of the failure of the latest experiment his hopes of a real future for his people are dashed. Beckoned by his brother, a banished Keeper of the sick, to leave the city and travel to the edge of the sea, Jessie Grange experiences first hand the ash grey air, the bitterly cold sand, and the tainted and unduly warm ocean. As Jesse enters his brother's house, he catches a glimpse of the girl who may be the savior and salvation of humanity; Robin Sayers. Robin is Desgastas, born into exile because of the genetic trap in her blood. She has lived all her short life under her Keeper's care, absorbing both his faith and his bitterness. Now her world will change as she is uprooted from the only home she has ever known and forced to shelter in Jesse's sterile sanctum as a "marked" child. There Robin will begin the battle for her life, her faith, and for the future...

Papers
Papers

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons

Publisher:

Published: 1818

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13:

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The Bee Keeper's Daughter
The Bee Keeper's Daughter

Author: Shian Serei

Publisher: XinXii

Published: 2016-09-24

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 0997129115

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The story begins with Maria, a young woman struggling to survive in medieval Russia. Through a series of tragic events, she must travel from Rostov, upstream on the Volga river across Northwestern Russia to find safety with relatives in a distant city. Along the way she is exposed to a dangerous, unforgiving world, far beyond the conservative village she had always known. Her experience becomes a personal journey in trust, adventure, love and destiny. Readers will be taken on an exciting journey filled with folklore, Russian history, and romantic encounters. The pace is fast as Maria travels by ship trying to evade Tatar soldiers who seek to return her to Rostov. Armed only with a handful of items and the knowledge her parents gave her, she must trust her life to complete strangers while learning to survive in a world where nothing is as it seems. Her story unfolds with chaotic twists that drive her to a destiny far greater than she ever imagined.