Ann Brophy Livres

This short story collection is intended for young and old, man and woman. The tragedy of a lonely circus sideshow strongwoman. The two surgeons who nearly succeed in grafting the body and the spirit to immortality. The angel scribe who keeps the books for "Big Daddy." The North African boy, who with a magic seed and strong spiritual faith, rescues his family from starvation and political oppression. The prehistoric "Iceman of Beringia" whose faith and power over his natural world, survives both the ages and modern archaeology. The downed flyer who is returned to his wife and children by the most important and influential Santa of all. The innocence of an American boy growing up during World War II. The recklessness of a dragonfly and the patience of a frog.

"THE GHOSTS OF GETTYSBURG is an historical novel based on realpeople and a true incident during the Battle of Gettysburg.  Jennie Wade was the only civilian casualtyin the three-day battle that left six thousand soldiers dead and twenty-seventhousand wounded.The book begins when Jennie is a pre-teen and introduces herfriends when they all set out on a mission to find the Devil at Devils Den inGettysburg.  Instead they findthemselves.Ten years later when Jennie is twenty, the story picks up thefocus on Jennie and her family when they are faced with the reality of theCivil War in their small, out-of-the-way town. Her childhood friends have scattered, but they are finally brought backtogether by the tragic aftermath of the unexpected combat. THE GHOSTS OF GETTYSBURG is an honest account of this period inhistory that children can relate to and learn from."