Published: Oct. 11, 2010
Words: 40,853 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781452366449

Description

All stories—be they strange, visionary, comforting or enigmatic—are about love. Love of our home, our friends, the Universe, or even of a tropical plant; love of your daughter, or just each other… Of love before we were born, and lonesome love of that which is gone forever. Love of an idea. Or even just love of writing. If you love Love, you’ll love these stories. Love makes us all one.

Tags

writing, publishing, love, suspense, change, mystery, universe, life, miracle, lovers, new york, immortality, birth, manhattan, panda, jewel, stan law, monstera deliciosa

Available ebook reading formats

Single purchase gains access to all formats. How to download ebooks to e-reading devices and apps.

Format	Full Book	Sample First 25%
Online Reading (HTML, good for sampling in web browser)	Buy	View sample
Kindle (.mobi for Kindle devices and Kindle apps)	Buy	Download sample
Epub (Apple iPad/iBooks, Nook, Sony Reader, Kobo, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others)	Buy	Download sample
PDF (good for reading on PC, or for home printing)	Buy	No sample available
RTF (readable on most word processors)	Buy	No sample available
LRF (Use only for older model Sony Readers that don't support .epub)	Buy	Download sample
Palm Doc (PDB) (for Palm reading devices)	Buy	Download sample
Plain Text (download) (flexible, but lacks much formatting)	Buy	No sample available
Plain Text (view) (viewable as web page)	Buy	No sample available

Reviews

Log-in to write a Review   Log-in to add a Video Review

Review by: D Piecuch on May 23, 2011 :
Stan doesn't need a lot of words or an entire novel to cast a spell upon us, and deliver very powerful and complicated messages. These short stories are fantastic.

I was so taken with "Delicious Monster (adapted from Marvin Clark)", that I immediately put this book down, purchased Marvin Clark, and read THAT from cover to cover before returning to these stories.

Around the World is truly a memorable story, the depths Stan probes with the story "Lovers" is amazing, "Virus" provides us with a very intellectually stimulating tale, and "The Jewel" is just that!

All the stories provide us with a perfect blend of thought provoking, engrossing, and charming.

Stan is a truly gifted writer, and these short stories provide us with short views into his writing excellence.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: BozenaH on Dec. 08, 2010 :
I read some of the stories on Authors’ Den. Even as I re-read them now, they retained their freshness, their gentle yet engrossing charm that makes all Stan Law’s writing so enchanting to read. He seems to hover between realities which most of us hardly know exist.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Bohdan Czytelnik on Dec. 03, 2010 :
I do not claim to be a literary critic, but I know what I like. And I defy anyone not to find at least some of these stories holding your undivided attention. You’ll want to read them all at one sitting. The whole collection is indeed a Jewel.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Anetta Bach on Dec. 02, 2010 :
I downloaded, started reading and I couldn’t stop until the end. Law can play on your emotions like a seasoned virtuoso. Don’t try to resist him. Just enjoy the ride. Beautiful.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Hanna K. Loda on Oct. 22, 2010 :
My favorite stories are The Miracle, Sutuffed Panda, Wondrous Flute, New Dress, Lovers... and the Jewel, of course. O.K. I loved them all! Thanks, Hanna B.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Adam Kerry on Oct. 19, 2010 :
It is indeed a rare Jewel, wherein love is examined from so many different perspectives. Perhaps love really is a force that keeps the universe glued together. As usual, the quality we've learned to expect from Stan Law. .
(reviewed the day of purchase)

Reason for report:
— Select a reason — Book is or contains spam Book infringes copyright Same content is published elsewhere with different author (for ex., by private-label rights) Duplicate Incomplete work (such as sample or serial) Should be marked adults-only Category is inappropriate Poorly formatted Nudity or other inappropriate content on cover Nudity or other inappropriate visual content in book Inappropriate erotica content Cover image is improper Content is inappropriate Other violation of Terms of Service Other reason not shown above.

Additional details: