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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. As The Wind Walks begins in the working class streets of 1940 Baltimore. On a blustery evening, young Edmund Carter leaves his home and hikes to the blue-collar docks of Fells Point. He walks toward his great-grandfather's home, hoping to cool down from a heated argument with his mother, an…d away from her unbending attitude about him joining the Marines. She sees the war in Europe edging closer to home. Ninety-two year old Civil War vet, David Werner, greets his grandson by calling him Pete; a name Gramps began calling him two years ago. Edmund knows this a prologue to a night filled with banter and stories. "Pete? That's someone else's name, Gramps. I'm Edmund." "I know who you are, Pete. You're here to get away from my granddaughter. Come on, sit a spell, we'll talk. What's the topic?" "War." David regales his grandson with stories from his past. Gramps amazes the eager boy with tales of the time he lied about his age, and joined the Union Army at the age of fourteen. He talks about his experiences in 1861, training with the 55th Ohio Volunteer Regiment. Edmund and David connect like never before. In the following days Edmund becomes more aware of the ugly reality of war, and then, something else changes. In an odd turn of events, he asks the neighborhood beauty, Athena, if she will accompany him to a dance. She accepts. Fate's plan intervenes in his life. In this coming of age moment, two young people begin on the road toward an epic romance. Weeks go by and Edmund is no longer as concerned about the drumbeat of war in Europe. Now, Athena joins Edmund on his visit to Gramps' home. She too becomes mesmerized by the story of the boy from the 1860's. Now both of them are caught up in the account of a Civil War sniper and his soul-stealing reminiscence of battle and death. As the year passes, all of their lives move on toward a fateful day in December of 1941. Edmund is now at war. Instead of Gettysburg or the campaign through Atlanta, Edmund finds himself battling the Japanese in the Pacific. He too is a sniper but in, Tulagi, the Solomons, and Bougainville. The story is now Edmund's story. In the lives of common soldiers, death is always possible. Waiting back in Baltimore, are the people he loves. Edmund hopes he will return to his family and leave behind this crucible of conflict. He holds on to the promise of his great-grandfather. Gramps made it back, and if the vagaries of war cooperate he will too. At 5AM, a breeze from the south causes the palm trees to rustle. It brings him back to his present situation. Bougainville is just one more island on the way to Japan, but with each stop he finds that he is less and less familiar with his battalion. On each island he sees new faces. When feeling depressed he recalls his grandfather's philosophy. "It's best to relax, and enjoy the breeze, Pete." He is alone again. If the enemy is going to flank them in response to the Marines advance, this will be the place they'll try. Edmund takes some time to gather his nerves. Edmund steadies his breathing. He looks through his sniper scope. One of the enemy steps out in the open. He notices a flicker of sunlight reflecting from the man's glasses.he waits, it is too soon. He stills himself with a verse that he'd been taught by a Civil War sniper. Gramps had told him to think of someone you love. He considers Athena to calm his heart, and once again gives up his soul . "And thus did Venus learn to lead, as if the wind, not she, did walk." As if the wind, not she, did walk . he caresses the trigger and all hell breaks loose. During a lull, something breaks his concentration, a tickle on the nape of his neck. With steady resolve he lays his rifle carefully aside and reaches for whatever crawls behind his ear - a spider. He places it gently on a log near his covering rock. It is the last conscious act and thought in Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. As The Wind Walks begins in the working class streets of 1940 Baltimore. On a blustery evening, young Edmund Carter leaves his home and hikes to the blue-collar docks of Fells Point. He walks toward his great-grandfather's home, hoping to cool down from a heated argument with his mother, an…d away from her unbending attitude about him joining the Marines. She sees the war in Europe edging closer to home. Ninety-two year old Civil War vet, David Werner, greets his grandson by calling him Pete; a name Gramps began calling him two years ago. Edmund knows this a prologue to a night filled with banter and stories. "Pete? That's someone else's name, Gramps. I'm Edmund." "I know who you are, Pete. You're here to get away from my granddaughter. Come on, sit a spell, we'll talk. What's the topic?" "War." David regales his grandson with stories from his past. Gramps amazes the eager boy with tales of the time he lied about his age, and joined the Union Army at the age of fourteen. He talks about his experiences in 1861, training with the 55th Ohio Volunteer Regiment. Edmund and David connect like never before. In the following days Edmund becomes more aware of the ugly reality of war, and then, something else changes. In an odd turn of events, he asks the neighborhood beauty, Athena, if she will accompany him to a dance. She accepts. Fate's plan intervenes in his life. In this coming of age moment, two young people begin on the road toward an epic romance. Weeks go by and Edmund is no longer as concerned about the drumbeat of war in Europe. Now, Athena joins Edmund on his visit to Gramps' home. She too becomes mesmerized by the story of the boy from the 1860's. Now both of them are caught up in the account of a Civil War sniper and his soul-stealing reminiscence of battle and death. As the year passes, all of their lives move on toward a fateful day in December of 1941. Edmund is now at war. Instead of Gettysburg or the campaign through Atlanta, Edmund finds himself battling the Japanese in the Pacific. He too is a sniper but in, Tulagi, the Solomons, and Bougainville. The story is now Edmund's story. In the lives of common soldiers, death is always possible. Waiting back in Baltimore, are the people he loves. Edmund hopes he will return to his family and leave behind this crucible of conflict. He holds on to the promise of his great-grandfather. Gramps made it back, and if the vagaries of war cooperate he will too. At 5AM, a breeze from the south causes the palm trees to rustle. It brings him back to his present situation. Bougainville is just one more island on the way to Japan, but with each stop he finds that he is less and less familiar with his battalion. On each island he sees new faces. When feeling depressed he recalls his grandfather's philosophy. "It's best to relax, and enjoy the breeze, Pete." He is alone again. If the enemy is going to flank them in response to the Marines advance, this will be the place they'll try. Edmund takes some time to gather his nerves. Edmund steadies his breathing. He looks through his sniper scope. One of the enemy steps out in the open. He notices a flicker of sunlight reflecting from the man's glasses.he waits, it is too soon. He stills himself with a verse that he'd been taught by a Civil War sniper. Gramps had told him to think of someone you love. He considers Athena to calm his heart, and once again gives up his soul . "And thus did Venus learn to lead, as if the wind, not she, did walk." As if the wind, not she, did walk . he caresses the trigger and all hell breaks loose. During a lull, something breaks his concentration, a tickle on the nape of his neck. With steady resolve he lays his rifle carefully aside and reaches for whatever crawls behind his ear - a spider. He places it gently on a log near his covering rock. It is the last conscious act and thought in Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Excerpt: Every ounce of her adrenaline fed body adjusted itself toward her driving. Without hesitating she pulled left, touched her brakes and pushed the Jeep's nose in the direction of the middle of the road. She punched the accelerator. The car leapt forward. The Mercedes looked far behin…d. She reached over and shook Anna. "Wake up. We are in trouble." Frightened, Anna sat up. "What's wrong?" "There is a car trying to force us off the road. Get on your cell phone and call 911. Then call Jet." During this whole incident, she never felt a speck of fear. She allowed her instincts and reflexes to take over. Her years of schooling on race tracks and evasive courses gave her complete confidence. She crested a small hill and faced another frightening choice. Only a hundred yards away a tractor was stopped in the middle of the road. A glimpse of dirt road appeared on the right. Once again, her intuitive responses and training took over. A quick flick of the wrist and her Jeep's fat Pirelli tires bit deeply into gravel, spraying stones and dirt out like gases from a rocket. Anna flopped to the side, dropping her phone. Zoya made her decisions by reflex and instinct, now, she considered if what lay ahead might be a trap. In an instant, she reached a dead end. She had one choice. She slammed on the brakes and brought her Jeep to a halt. She kicked open the door and yelled at Anna. "Run." Zoya grabbed her purse and ran toward a pile of junked cars. Fifty yards beyond them was safety. Only one more abandoned car to pass before safety. She took a breath and raced on. Pain! She felt a thumping blow. A stinging sensation that radiated like an electric shock through her. She lost consciousness . In the enduring beauty of the Allegheny Mountains, two people from different ends of the earth create a love story. Just as their idyllic passion reaches its peak, a reality in the dark form of kidnapping and violence comes from nowhere, and a newly formed relationship is tested. Jet Mollenaux and Zoya Okamoto, two young, brand-new professors, meet at a faculty tea. Nothing goes right, and they both walk eagerly away from an awkward encounter. This apparent, clear-cut, boy meets girl story, is anything but predictable. At their next meeting, Jet, absorbed in a pick-up basketball game, literally crashes into Zoya. She walks away angry, and he winds up with a broken collarbone. Considering their divergent backgrounds, awkward encounter, and painful collision, an affair is the last thing you'd expect. Somehow, they manage to get together and fall in love. Still, from their beginning you know they will have a complex relationship. Excerpt: No matter how long Jet lived he would never forget how a moonlit sky illuminated the past as well as the future. So far he'd learned their journey together could be a hurricane ride, and yet they inevitably found the eye of the storm. If he reflected and allowed his senses to direct him, he could envision a future of unparalleled contentment. Chance had brought Zoya to him, and their love formed in conflict and uncertainty. His grandfather often remarked that things forged in fire come out the strongest, but Gramps was usually full of dandelion wine when he said it. If karma had a heart, Gramps' theory would be right. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
