Twin sisters Bibike and Ariyike are enjoying a relatively comfortable life in Lagos in 1996. Then their mother loses her job due to political strife, and the family, facing poverty, is drawn into the New Church, an institution led by a charismatic pastor who is not shy about worshipping earthly wealth. Soon Bibike and Ariyike's father wagers the family home on a «sure bet» that evaporates like smoke. As their parents' marriage collapse ...
In A Respectable Woman, Mrs. Baroda, the wife of a wealthy sugar plantation owner plays hostess to Mr. Gouvernail, a friend of her husband's. The reserved Mr. Gouvernail is a puzzle to Mrs. Baroda who is nonetheless intrigued by the man's retiring nature. When the two speak to each other outside one evening, Mrs. Baroda wants to get closer to her guest but realizes this would be at odds with her position as a respectable woman. First p ...
At age thirty-five, Morris Bliss is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia. Enter Stefani, an eighteen-year-old girl in a Catholic school uniform, and Morris's once static life quickly unravels when Stefani's father calls on Morris to work for him. Morris's life becomes further entangled when his best friend, N.J., is recruited by an international cartel that controls global economics and local sex markets, and Morris is cal ...
In What Love Can Do, two poor sisters share their modest Christmas wishes with each other, namely: a little money with which to buy gifts for their family members. Overhearing this, the kindly residents of a boarding house come together to make a lovely Christmas surprise for the two girls. ...
In zahlreichen Wintermarchen erfrieren die armen Kinder, dass mochte Maxim Gorki dem Knaben und dem Madchen aus seiner Geschichte nicht antun. Diese beiden Kinder sind zwar auch arm, kommen aber trotzdem mit List und Geschick zu ihrem Weihnachtsessen … Heikko Deutschmann erzahlt diese heitere Weihnachtsgeschichte in einer ungekurzter Lesung. ...
Die Geschichten von Selma Lagerlof sind bekannt fur ihre wunderschon erzahlten Inhalte. «Die Osterhexe» kommt auf wundersame Weise am Ostersamstag auf das Gut und erschreckt die Kinder, aber sie bringt auch unzahlige Briefe … Katharina Tahlbach erzahlt diese heitere Ostergeschichte in ihrer unverkennbaren Stimme in einer ungekurzten Lesung. ...
"Tessa's Surprises" is a story about an underprivileged little girl who strives to earn a few coins so she can buy her younger siblings Christmas presents. A heartwarming Christmas tale from Louisa May Alcott. ...
