Queues: A Life Line - Couverture souple

Foden, Alwyn

Couverture souple

ISBN 13 : 9798871643457

Editeur : Independently published, 2023

Synopsis

‘Queues’ is a story about Stanley McEwan, a pun on ‘Standing and Queueing’, who despairs at his life spent queueing. As a youngster, life is full of promise with his first memory being hurtling down Shooter’s Hill but quickly ending up queueing slowly.
The fun rapidly descends into humdrum. With his son moving to New Zealand, Stanley's grumpiness worsens despite holidays in Europe. Stanley becomes very distraught when his wife is taken ill with cancer. Anna’s illness leads rapidly to her demise. This leaves Stanley depressed and regular long walks with his dog do not help.
Old age and illness compel Stanley to move into a care home where he makes a few friends, but his grumpiness continues.
Stanley’ sadly dies as well only to have a queue of mourners file past his coffin. In his post-mortem thoughts, he hopes this is the end of the line.
This book is a composite novel where each chapter is a stand-alone short story and is divided into five sections, like the five fingers on your hand or the five vowels in a row in the word Queueing, a system created by the Greek poet, Hesiod.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Independently published
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 13: 9798871643457
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 172
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg