The Come'ere (eBook)

From Wales to Chincoteague Island

Daniel P.T. Thomas (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
326 Seiten
daniel thomas (Verlag)
978-1-64184-925-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Elite British boarding schools, international travel, and brushing shoulders with the Royal Family do not guarantee one's happiness. The Come'ere pulls back the curtain on this privileged world to follow the struggles of a young man, striving for praise from his father, and appreciation and encouragement from his family and peers. Daniel Thomas invites you on his journey of expectation, courage, and self-discovery as he seeks to fulfil his perceived destiny as well as improve his British social status. With poignancy and humour he perseveres through some serious derailments, accepts life's disappointments, and creatively reinvents himself as challenges and opportunities arise. Those who are in the midst of career, family, relationship, or even spiritual challenges will relish tracing the path that takes Dan from the remote mountains of North Wales to a small island off the coast of Virginia, a place he finally feels at home. In a life journey from the UK to the US, the author learns that it is ultimately his grit and artistic talents that bring forth his well-deserved self-confidence.

Inhalt

 Table of ContentsDedication............................................. vPreface ......................................................viiChapter 1 Just Follow the Rules ..................................1Chapter 2 Going Home.....................................................13Chapter 3 Leukaemia.........................................................24Chapter 4 The Fishing Trip...............................................31Chapter 5 Summers Away .................................................36Chapter 6 Berlin ................................................................44Chapter 7 The Rifle...........................................................53Chapter 8 Hurdles for Confidence ....................................74Chapter 9 The Note...........................................................84Chapter 10 Bedsits...............................................................93Chapter 11 The Terrapins..................................................104Chapter 12 Horses and Dating SR’s..................................107Chapter 13 Settling Down.................................................117Chapter 14 The Royal Flush..............................................126Chapter 15 Meeting Big Dan’s Sister.................................140Chapter 16 Emigration and New York Pressure ................144Chapter 17 The Padré’s Dog..............................................155Chapter 18 Out of the Ashes.............................................172Chapter 19 Debbie.............................................................182Chapter 20 Mum ...............................................................188Chapter 21 The Suitcase....................................................193Chapter 22 Back to my Brushes and Learning to Flourish...201Chapter 23 Chincoteague ..................................................209Chapter 24 The Frying Pan ...............................................212Chapter 25 Luck & Risk....................................................223Chapter 26 A New Culture................................................233Chapter 27 Island Characters ............................................242Chapter 28 The Oysterman’s Shack...................................250Chapter 29 Rhiannon ........................................................260Chapter  30 From the Frying Pan into the Fire ..................271Chapter 31 A Distinctive World........................................294Epilogue ...............................................................................305Words of Gratitude ..............................................................309British Glossary....................................................................311Notes....................................................................................315

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 23.6.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: Adventure • Chincoteague • Escape • Memoir • royalty • struggle • Travel • Wales
• ISBN-10: 1-64184-925-8 / 1641849258
• ISBN-13: 978-1-64184-925-8 / 9781641849258