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Remarks from readers:
Dear Jack Boone,
My
wife and I read to each other regularly at night for
our
own entertainment. I bought a copy of Autumn Reflections the other day
and
we were in tears while reading it as well as entranced by the reality.
The
critic was right when he said the reader will never forget it. I know
we
never will. Respectfully,
Ken N —Marietta, GA.
Review by Professor Robert Hays Southern Tech University
---Maybe we should define a good short story as "brief fiction
that keeps
you
enjoying it as you read, but thinking after you finish it." By that
definition, Jack W. Boone has written an appropriately titled
collection of
short stories. You'll enjoy them. Then you'll enjoy them later, while
thinking about them. Boone avoids the quick crutches of sex, deus ex
machina, booze, weird folk, exotic places and profanity. He just tells
good
stories, maybe about ourselves in a mirror. Thanx, Boone! |
These are very special books. There is no obscene or suggestive
language in them. They make wonderful presents, especially for the elderly
and those who enjoy emotional reading. Grandparents and parents will
appreciate them even more as a present from you dedicated to them by the
author. Autumn Reflections has received wonderful reviews by the elderly
because it reminds them of their youth and times long ago. They will
cherish it.
Autumn
Reflections
People
tell me that the stories in this book brought
back wonderful memories of long ago. The reaction comes from a wide
variety
of people, mostly in their fifties or over. Each story is an individual
memory
something that happened in real life to real people.
The
first story is about an old man who, after many years away, returns to the
home
where he lived as a child. He reminisced about the old days when he was
growing up on the family farm with a loving and wonderful family around
him. He tells about the people and animals and the hard times during the
depression years leading up to WW II.
Each
story will take you back to a gentler time when
personal peace and tranquility was a part of our lives. Back when love
between
family and friends was seldom openly displayed, but you knew it was there.
Some of
the stories are sad because they reflect life as it truly was at the
time. Be prepared, and don't be ashamed, to shed a tear or two as you
read this one. It's good for the soul.
Autumn Reflections
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Price: $14.95 |
Number of pages: 202 |
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THREE SHORT STORIES
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THE
POTBELLIED STOVE
Potbellied
stoves in country stores were local story-telling institutions
in the days before radio and television. This story will bring
back
pleasant memories to those who remember the old country stores and
their ornate
Franklin stoves. The tales told on winter days are legendary
in some parts of the country. We recite a few of them in this story.
JULIO'S LETTER
This is
the story of the trials and tribulations of Julio Pasquali, an
Italian
immigrant, who just couldn't conform to his new country and their
strange way of doing things. A loveable character, he runs a meat
market in New York city. Even after being in
the US for many years, he still had not mastered the language. He
clung tenaciously
to the old ways of his heritage. You'll love him, just
like
his customers did as they depended on him for their special
cuts of meat
for Sunday dinners and celebrations. Even his adversaries
admired the old man. The story
is in the colloquial language that he used every day.
THE HOOP SKIRT
This
story is an account of a maiden lady during the Civil War
period who was in extreme distress after
eating some raw turnips before church. She was wearing a voluminous
hoop skirt at the time, as befitted the dress of the era. When she
discovered that her new-found Yankee admirer was about to be
captured by the Confederates, the situation took a turn that became
quite unusual and amusing.
This
last story may be rated PG14.
Three
Short Stories
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THE APOCALYPSE STORIES
THE DEPRESSION
This
story is about a man who lost his job when his company was
acquired
by a corporate raider. His problems started when he
refused
to believe that his professional talent was not in demand. He wouldn't step
down from
his perch until it was nearly too late. His downward
spiral is
traumatic as we walk with him through his tragic circumstances day by day.
Unfortunately, this scenario could become all too familiar this day and
time.
The
lesson he learned will apply to many people in the future.
THE WORLD OF TOMMY BURNS
This story is about a desperately poor young man who, after joining
the
military service, was so ashamed of his poverty related background that he
literally invented a family to try to have parity with
his
peers. It is a touching and dramatic story.
UNDER THE
GUN
This
story is a time calendar of what a family does from the
moment an
announcement is made that nuclear missiles are on the way to destroy them.
Hour by
hour, as the precious time winds down, the family weaknesses and strengths
manifests themselves. This story has a most unusual ending. You will be
surprised.
The Apocalypse Stories
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Number of pages: 66 |
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