THE CUP AND THE LIP

by H. Jerome Alter, Rita Alter (Compiler)

Overview

These fictional tales provide a continuous diversity of color and texture, a literary smorgasbord, as it were, with no attention to chronology or subject. All are derived from my personal experiences and/or historical record, and therein lies their credibility. But at some point in most of them, there is that departure from reality which substantiates their genre. Several stories juxtapose earthshaking events with their effects on the lives of the protagonists. Many are commentaries on the fortuities of fate. There is a pervasive belief that righteousness will prevail, and justice will be meted out commensurately. But as in life, exceptions to this ideal occur, alas! A droll humor is expressed frequently, and a less subtle one, occasionally. Powerful emotional situations are portrayed, which serve to involve the reader and elicit his empathy. Throughout the stories is depicted the wonderment, the glory, and the power of nature. The salient thread unifying the tales is suggested by the book's title. The vagaries of fortune, ever unpredictable, work their pranks on us,
sometimes to our sorrow, but often to our joy!

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012907745
Publisher:	H. Jerome Alter
Publication date:	06/22/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	143,251
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

My life experiences as a musician, a teacher, a photographer, a landscape arcitect, a builder, a world traveler having visited 145 countries on all continents including both polar regions, and a keen observer of human nature,
have equipped me, uniquely, to tell my stories in this book.