Showing results for "Soil" in Literature & Fiction

Haunted by a shadow from the past, a young farmer attempts suicide beneath a rotting burial elm, unearthing a dark ancestral history. But deep beneath the diseased generational roots lies a powerful secret—one that could save both the man and the land.

Dies ist die Geschichte von drei Frauen und dem Blut, das sie verbindet. Von Maria, die im Jahre 1511 in dem kleinen Dorf Santo Domingo de la Calzada geboren wird. Sie heiratet einen spanischen Edelmann, nur um fortzukommen, doch ihr Mann ist streng und die Ehe keine glückliche. Erst als sie einer geheimnisvollen Witwe begegnet, scheint die Freiheit in Reichweite, doch der Preis ist hoch. Von Charlotte, die im Jahr 1827 in London verheiratet werden soll, doch es vorzieht, mit einer mysteriösen Adligen zu fliehen und ein Leben in Freiheit und Sünde zu verbringen.

The art world falls in love with Dixie Stammers when it is discovered that not only are her pots mechanically perfect spheres, they are also identical, despite the fact that they are made entirely by hand, without benefit of a wheel, measuring device, or any other tool. Her teenage son, Judas, is pathologically shy, and retreats into a world of anonymous sexual encounters at a roadside rest area. What he really longs for though is a relationship with one of the boys at the private school he attends.

Beneath the soil, a record shop rots, its vault sealed with ash and hunger. This is SOIL… TALES FROM THA WURM — an anthology of nightmares pressed to wax.

An Irish family talks in the kitchen of a Wexford funeral home, after the death of Mick. An alleged relative shows up, sparking tension.Writer/Director: KathyAnn MurphyProducers: Hannah Khan and Ben HackettEditor: Freya MeldrumCover Art: Tyrell McBrideActors: Bernadette - Michelle Higgins Tom - Thomas English Denise - Laura MahonLaura - Clóda O’LoughlinAoibheann - Saoirse CareySean - Dara McManusMatt - John Francis Scully Narrator - Sean O’Boyle Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is Rupert’s long-awaited "best of" anthology featuring his finest work (1992 to 2019), including his acclaimed poems "Green & Gold Malaria", "Backyard Cricket", "A Firefighter’s Dream", "The Crocodiles Are Crying", "Cyclone Winx", "A Hundred Years from Now", and many more!