The Water-Breather. Ben Faccini
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Название: The Water-Breather

Автор: Ben Faccini

Издательство: HarperCollins

Жанр: Современная зарубежная литература

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isbn: 9780007402076

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      BEN FACCINI

       The Water-breather

       Dedication

       To my father, who encouraged all things

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       9

       10

       11

       Part Two

       12

       13

       14

       15

       16

       17

       18

       19

       20

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       31

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       35

       Acknowledgements

       About the Author

       Praise for The Water-breather:

       Copyright

       About the Publisher

      

      

      He stands at the edge of the lake and rolls a dry leaf between his fingers. It crumbles apart, pieces flutter from the palm of his hand, down onto the surface of the water beside him. He watches them spin and drift in opposite directions. With the end of his walking-stick, he pushes against thin ridges of mud. They fall away. Water moves forward, running down lines of earth, filling pockets, creating pools.

      He sits down on the grass. He lays his head on his knees and closes his eyes. The sounds of the lake wash against his feet.

Part One

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      We are always travelling. From country to country, from grandmother to grandmother. We spend winter and spring in the car and, in the summer, my brothers and I have bottles of water on our laps and sweets in our mouths to soften the tight bends that send us sideways across the back seat.

      I am Jean-Pio, the middle child. I sit between СКАЧАТЬ