Drizzle in the City and Other Stories

von Alvin E. Lauran

98 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Drizzle in the City and Other Stories is a tender, atmospheric collection of quiet reckonings and long-awaited returns. In these pages, author Alvin E. Lauran invites readers to walk through rain-soaked streets, forgotten corridors, and hushed train stations-places where memory lingers and second chances often arrive without warning.From a former teacher rediscovering his purpose under the awning of a Quiapo pawnshop, to a twin who returns home wearing another man's name, each story is steeped in silence, loss, and the soft resilience that follows heartbreak. Here, the rain is more than backdrop-it is witness, healer, and companion to the unloved, the unseen, and the enduringly hopeful.Lauran writes with the heart of a survivor and the precision of a poet, crafting narratives that echo long after the final page. His characters are ordinary people carrying extraordinary weight-proof that sometimes, the smallest acts of kindness and courage happen when no one is watching.Whether it's an old man waiting for a promise in the drizzle, a girl behind a piano heard but never seen, or a potter passing down a legacy shaped in silence, this collection offers light in the fog-one delicate story at a time.For readers who find solace in the slow unfolding of emotion, Drizzle in the City and Other Stories is a gentle companion: quiet, reflective, and unforgettable.

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• ISBN: 9789371829335
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.08.2025
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Ukiyoto Publishing