Once Upon a Time

By: Hannah Farley;

Language: English

Quality: Like New

Genre: Short story,

ISBN: 9780595155538

SKU: BE500441907374

Pages: 122

Description: Hannah Farley believes adults need a good night "fairy tale" just like children do. Her magical book Once Upon a Time, Bedtime Stories for Adults will give you just that. While comforting her neighbor when his dog dies, The Lady in White learns she can talk to children and that it isn't time for her to die. In "A Make-Believe Story" Sandra loses her temper with a dangerous driver but comes to see him in a new light. All ends well. Sylvia sees a tiny round mirror in her cereal after she defeats a monster and ignores Jason, the snooty butler. Mom finds a way to help Camilla, her daughter, get along with her lawyer boss, Blair. With the tenderness of sympathetic children the aging kite decides she can fly once more. In "Family Talk" Babs discovers her family's real love for her, jumps out of bed and back onto the stage. In the almost fifty stories Farley's unusual skill with dialogue, the concise, quirky turn of phrase, her affection for her characters whether animal, child, teen, adult or senior, and the dependable can do outcome of their dilemmas will warm your heart and help you sleep. This special book is one you'll return to many times.