Résumé
Loretta is a young woman, and seriously heartbroken. She seeks for comfort in her older sister Daisy. Daisy’s husband decides to send Loretta to live with another couple; that way Loretta will gain enough distance to the man who broke her heart. Loretta, however, has a secret that worries her and keeps her up at night.‘A Wicked Woman’ is one of the short stories in Jack London’s collection ‘When God laughs and Other Stories’. The collection includes 12 exciting short stories that focus on the layers of the human mind. Jack London (1876–1916) was an American writer and social activist. He grew up in the working class, but became a worldwide celebrity and one of the highest paid authors of his time. He wrote several novels, which are considered classics today, among these 'Call of the Wild', 'Sea Wolf' and 'White Fang'.
Auteur
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John Griffith, dit Jack London, est né à San Francisco le 12 janvier 1876. Fils illégitime de fermiers, élevé dans la misère, il est tour à tour marin chasseur de phoque, chercheur d'or au Klondike lors de la ruée vers l'or de 1897 et correspondant de presse. L'Appel du désert (1903) et Croc-Blanc (1907), qui mettent en scène l'aventure, le monde animal (comme l'histoire du chien Buck dans L'Appel de la fo
Caractéristiques
Editeur : Saga Egmont International
Publication : 7 juillet 2021
Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub]
Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub)
Taille(s) : 440 ko (ePub)
EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub] : 9788726564136