Golden Hair

Isabella Fitzjohn-Moores

Description

A teenage girl, Charlotte, is fascinated by a stained-glass plate sunk in the pavement and she is irresistibly drawn to find her way to the room below. She discovers a long-disused chapel and makes up her mind to return when the plate is not in shadow to see the effect of direct sunlight through the coloured glass. She knows it will be an amazing experience - unforgettable - but nothing could prepare her for what happens when she steps into the beam of light and her hair is transformed to gold. It is a book that explores greed in the human nature and how it reacts when applied to the innocent and malleable. The author intended it to be a fable for adults.

Sujets

• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: Andrews UK
• Date de parution: 02 décembre 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9780995467729
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

Extrait

Contents

Tîe Page                         î Pubîser ïnormaîon                  îî Quoe                          îîî

Caper 1                         1 Caper 2                        19 Caper 3                        31 Caper 4                        44 Caper 5                        60 Caper 6                        77 Caper 7                        96 Caper 8                        120 Caper 9                        139 Caper 10                        160 he Ow and e Wo                 168

Aso Avaîabe                      171

THE GOLDEN HAIR

Isabella Fitzjon-Moores

ïusraed by Samuel Lindup

Fîrs pubîsed în 2016 by ARTHUR H. STOCKWELL LTD Torrs Park, ïracombe, Devon, EX34 8BA wwwasockwecouk Dîgîa edîîon convered and dîsrîbued by Andrews UK Limited wwwandrewsukcom © Copyrîg 2016 ïsabea Fîzjon-Moores he rîg o ïsabea Fîzjon-Moores o be îdenîIed as e auor o îs work as been assered în accordance wî e Copyrîg, Desîgns and Paens Ac 1998

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A caracers appearîng în îs work are Icîîous Any resembance o rea persons, îvîng or dead, îs purey coîncîdena

he Goose tat Laid te Golden Egg One day a counryman goîng o e nes o îs goose ound ere an egg a yeow and gîerîng Wen e ook î up î was as eavy as ead and e was goîng o row î away, because e oug a rîck ad been payed upon îm He ook î ome on second ougs, and ound o îs deîg a î was an egg o pure god Every mornîng e same îng occurred, and e soon became rîc by seîng îs eggs As e grew rîc e grew greedy; and înkîng o ge a once a e god e goose coud gîve, e kîed î and cu î open ony o Ind noîng Aesop’s Fabes

Capter 1

Se was e îe one, an experîmen o sors a er parens ad rîed o cuîvae bu wî e îresome cores o eîr everyday îves ey ad gîven up and e er roam ree – or et er aone, as se woud say Her moer aways od er se oved er very muc Se remembered sîîng by er moer’s ee under e grand marbe-enveoped Ire wîs er moer sroked er aîr and smîed a er roug a aze o aternoon wîne; se dîd no bame er Her aer was oten away ‘on busîness’, oug î was sedom cear wa îs enaîed; e worked în propery as ar as se knew

he green e poo abe was aways îered wî orebodîng deaîs and Ine-prîn back-and-wîe Ies Wen e was a ome, e rarey paîd aenîon o er; se woud pass by îm îke a gos în e ouse wîsperîng “Heo” and “How are you?” as oug ey were esranged acquaînances, eîr eyes owered and moonîke One bîrday er aer passed er a geamîng wîe box Se unîed e crîmson rîbbon rom around î and aîd î careuy upon e dresser besîde er, admîrîng e deep boody ues o e sîk “We, aren’ you goîng o open î?” Hîs voîce growed în an abyssa one Se ore er eyes away rom e rîbbon and înspeced e geamîng cîna skîn o e box Careuy se prîed î open and ooked a e dîamond-encrused sîver neckace a ay cured up însîde, îs peepîng skeea eyes as oow as e reraced dîamonds a gîsened în e scaes o îs usk Se su e box and paced î besîde e bed, akîng up e deîcae rîbbon and yîng î around er wrîs “Don’ you îke î?” “O, î’s ovey; ï jus wan o save î or a specîa occasîon” He was a dark-aîred man wî anned skîn ïn er pae-pînk bedroom e seemed so muc darker an usua

ïn e away e ceîîng ung îg above îke a o a curc passageway, made o od asen sone and rîmmed wî yeow anern îgîng Se was wakîng by e sudy on îpoes wî er ands penguîn-îke eîer sîde wen se eard a grumbîng eco pass roug e crack benea e door; î was er moer beraîng er aer or someîng, or maybe e oer way around Se nudged coser and ung on o eîr words as ey îssed în srîngen comba across e waxy aîr “he one year you ge our dauger a presen în îreen years!” “Se’s weve!” “Fuck you – ow woud you know?” here was a pause, oug se knew wa was comîng

“Se doesn’ îke sîver Or dîamonds” “Wa gîr doesn’ îke dîamonds?” Her aer’s voîce was scepîca “Se îkes god and Ire opas” Se coud e er moer was smîîng; se coud ee er warm permeaîng e door “Se’s cassy, our dauger, and so beauîu” Her moer spoke amos o erse, er voîce sot, rîdîng upon e back o a Luerîng dream, as în as e smoke se coud envîsage swîrîng în e aîr rom er aer’s cîgaree “Wa gîr doesn’ îke dîamonds?” er aer muered agaîn Someîng în er moer’s braîn surged and snapped, and er dauger, îdden beînd e curaîn door, e none o e î; se ad known aready “Maybe a wore oves ose empy rocks!” here was a sîness beore er moer wen back o er can, quîe and peaceu, er voîce swayîng sîde o sîde o e cînkîng o crysaîne îce cubes “No our dauger Se as cass; se’s so beauîu And so dîferen, darîng Se’s one o a kînd” Se wound er way around e cyînder saîrcase o e Loor above and sepped îno er aven, suîng e door beînd er and urnîng e ock Se e er eyes grow weepy wî îredness once se was saey nesed în er room, ye e sarp words o er parens ad cu cracks îno e beams o er braîn and now se coud no seep Se pued ou an edîîon o Rîmbaud’s poems a se ad îted rom e ancîen and abyrînîne îbrary a came socked u o books wen er parens boug e ouse beore se was born he prevîous owner ad dîed, and sînce e seves woud ave ooked awuy barren wîou em, er moer ad însîsed ey ake e ouse wî a e od books As î was, e dusk-green, cobweb-snowed îbrary became one o er avourîe îdîng paces e a runks o e aden brances geamed wî e carapaces o many aes

he owner ad a anasîc ase or orror and sorîes o make you seep wî e îgs on, or Edgar Aan Poe and H P ovecrat Her parens ad no îdea wa se was readîng, and er moer never woud ave aowed er o read wa se dîd, ad se any cue wo H P ovecrat was hese anasîc aes became a par o er îmagînaîon, a pace were se îved and ound reuge among e scaerîngs o îg a creased roug e suers’ Lakîng sas, wanîng every day o a paer ue Se woud îve în a dîferen reaîy eac îme se swîced e book spînes over and sook ou e dus beween e pages în a bîow o Ire-ume

Her cîdood was someîng o a dream, wreaed în gîan do’s ouses and verdan aîry gardens, paîd or ou o er aer’s obîvîous pocke Se sa one day în er room, e opaque îg seddîng îs dus, ready or e comîng summer, payîng wî er dos’ ouses, wîc were decoraed as ornaey and precîsey as er own ouse Even e mîk sa în curded mouse-sîzed gass pîns Few dos îved în îs rîc and saey ome; însead e paace was occupîed by a group o unîkey rîends: a sma bear a îved însîde a eapo on e second Loor; a îger wo occasîonay ae anoer gues; a pînk rabbî; Gemma, e wooden do wo wore a prey yeow dress; and asy Morrîs, a amser, an occasîona vîsîor Se ound erse ookîng ousîde a e aerîng îg a poured rom e anern eye precarîousy baanced on e wîe-specked sky, Se ook e bear în e eapo and sumbed down e coo sone seps, aong a away o e ron door, wîc opened ou îno an expansîve garden he grass was sot and îmber benea er oes as se wandered roug e garden pas o er avourîe pace, a candesîne reîc guarded by wo carved pîars Hunced rees srouded e cearîng rom e res o e word, and brîg booms o peas ay scaered on e ores Loor îke coneî Se ancîed î was rom anoer îme he sone o e od round abe and e craded waer sprîng pued ucîd wakîng dreams rom er Se cîmbed upon e epîd

sone o e greyîng abe and ay sî, ookîng up a e ruddy- barked îmbs o rees as ey cured înward, obscurîng e sky Se e îke a prîncess on ofer o e gods, e ounaîn o you bubbîng camy by er sîde ïn a momen se wîsed se was goden îke e sunbeams a poured roug e wîndows în e ree canopy Se expeced a any îme o see a ooy grîn perced în a ree branc or a nameess awn approacîng Se swung er ee over e edge o e abe and ono e grass and sepped over o e sprîng Mossy abrîc coaked e rîm, and eary Lowers pumed wîe buds Se cupped er ands and drank rom e waer, dîsurbîng e îmage o a mousy-aîred pae-îvory gîr Se bînked sowy and îmagîned e cear îquîd as moen gass Lowîng roug er veîns and casîng er în îmmoraîy

“ïsn’ î beauîu?” er îe voîce cooed, sot and unduaîng îke er moer’s bu wî a azy rasp and grow crackîng e edges o î From eîr grassy benc Naomî ooked across e Ied a e burn umber ree “Um, ï’m no sure î’s beauîu” Her rîend’s voîce was esîan “Wy no? ook a î ï’s îke a person reacîng up and cawîng e sky” “ï don’ înk î’s beauîu ï înk î’s dead… and back” “O, bu ook ow î wîss agaîns e sky; î’s so saered and raî” Naomî ooked a er srangey, uggîng er knees and quîe sî compared o Caroe, wo ran er ands roug er aîr and apped er ee, swayîng er ead and body în conînua movemen, a sube dance underpînnîng eac acîon “Anyway, î’s no back ï ooks back, bu î you sare cosey you can see î burnîng roug, brîmmîng deep ocre” “ï don’ see î”