And Then She Said
True stories without morals
Will be published approx. on 11. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
120 pages
978-1-80432-357-1 (ISBN)
Description
Stories should stand by themselves, especially true stories. For the author or the teller to add a personal note by way of 'My own perspective is ... ' or 'The moral of this tale is ...' prohibits the story from resonating with the experience of the reader or the hearer. All the stories in And Then She Said are true. They come from real life, they involve real people. All they need is to be read, not explained.
Including people of many nations, cultures and circumstances, these stories encompass everything from suspected smuggling of pornography to harbouring an alleged enemy in an occupied nation; from being the unlikely confidante of a dying boy to drinking coffee with a convicted murderer; from discovering faith in the face of tragedy to identifying the hidden source of sacrificial generosity.
Including people of many nations, cultures and circumstances, these stories encompass everything from suspected smuggling of pornography to harbouring an alleged enemy in an occupied nation; from being the unlikely confidante of a dying boy to drinking coffee with a convicted murderer; from discovering faith in the face of tragedy to identifying the hidden source of sacrificial generosity.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Glasgow
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 209 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
176 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80432-357-1 (9781804323571)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John L Bell is a member of the Iona Community, for which he has worked for most of his life in the areas of liturgy, spirituality and social justice. For over forty years he has been a contributor to religious broadcasting. Songs produced in association with his colleagues are published in English-speaking nations, and in translation in several European countries. John lives in Glasgow.
Content
Introduction 7
The Stories
1 The aerial 9
2 A foreign affair 12
3 Pornography 14
4 Naked 17
5 Dog lover 19
6 The girlfriend 21
7 Untimely guilt 24
8 Liberation 25
9 Driven 27
10 Hospitality 29
11 Colour supplements 31
12 The gifts 35
13 Pontifical salutation 37
14 Embargo 39
15 The apprentice angel 41
16 Eucharist 43
17 Mother's Day 45
18 A right royal occasion 47
19 Foreign tongues 49
20 Against the grain 51
21 Mothering 53
22 Forenames 55
23 The T shirt 57
24 The benefactor 60
25 Released from bondage 62
26 Telling it 64
27 The reel thing 66
28 Tears 68
29 Making it easy for others 70
30 Betty 72
31 The tug 74
32 Times! Citizen! 77
33 The mother of many 79
34 Good Friday 81
35 Isaiah 83
36 The gift 85
37 Baby care 87
38 Free at last 89
39 The Garden of Eden 91
40 No easy answer 93
41 The song 95
42 The sunbeam 97
43 The linguist 99
44 Jimmy 102
45 Mexico 104
46 Amnesty 107
47 The night visitor 110
48 Light in the tunnel 112
49 The bill 115
50 Transference 116
The Stories
1 The aerial 9
2 A foreign affair 12
3 Pornography 14
4 Naked 17
5 Dog lover 19
6 The girlfriend 21
7 Untimely guilt 24
8 Liberation 25
9 Driven 27
10 Hospitality 29
11 Colour supplements 31
12 The gifts 35
13 Pontifical salutation 37
14 Embargo 39
15 The apprentice angel 41
16 Eucharist 43
17 Mother's Day 45
18 A right royal occasion 47
19 Foreign tongues 49
20 Against the grain 51
21 Mothering 53
22 Forenames 55
23 The T shirt 57
24 The benefactor 60
25 Released from bondage 62
26 Telling it 64
27 The reel thing 66
28 Tears 68
29 Making it easy for others 70
30 Betty 72
31 The tug 74
32 Times! Citizen! 77
33 The mother of many 79
34 Good Friday 81
35 Isaiah 83
36 The gift 85
37 Baby care 87
38 Free at last 89
39 The Garden of Eden 91
40 No easy answer 93
41 The song 95
42 The sunbeam 97
43 The linguist 99
44 Jimmy 102
45 Mexico 104
46 Amnesty 107
47 The night visitor 110
48 Light in the tunnel 112
49 The bill 115
50 Transference 116