The Songbird
- ISBN-10
- 1477512519
- ISBN-13
- 9781477512517
- Series
- The Songbird
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 508
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-03
- Publisher
- CreateSpace
- Author
- Beverly Louise Oliver-farrell
Description
*****THE COVER*****Peter lifted the painting from its makeshift tripod on the table. "White Fang?" His mind asked as he looked at brush strokes in shades of greys and white that looked like fur. From a distance it looked like an animal; like a wolf or dog, but close up it looked different. What would be an eye made it difficult to know for sure. The eye was odd. Peter studied it and then realized that the glare of light in the eye took on a definite form and shape. It looked like it was someone dancing, a girl. "Yes." Peter thought, looking at it closely. "That's her long hair flowing behind her in the wind." The sentence caused him to flash the image of Jeneil on the beach the first time he saw her. He touched the glare on the painting gently with the tips of his fingers. "That's how she looked." His heart skipped a beat. He studied the painting for a name even turning it over and checking the back of it. There wasn't one. As he turned the canvas to the painted side again, the eye suddenly looked Asian to him. "Soul?" His mind questioned. "Is someone painting soul.?" He asked himself. The woman in charge of the table joined him. "I'll take this one. Peter said, taking out his wallet."Isn't that odd? I felt the eye looked Asian and here you are buying it. I love art and sometimes I wish paintings could talk. What a fascinating story they could tell.""I know what you mean." Peter replied, wondering about this new painting of White Fang, a girl dancing in the wind, and soul. "She's been married for almost three months," he thought, "if it is her painting, why did she paint it?" Peter wondered, as he gave the girl the money.Oh this is generous." The woman smiled, looking at what he gave."I like the painting." Peter answered quietly.*****The Songbird / Volume Four*****Jeneil opened a small picnic cooler and took out a lemon. Slicing two pieces, she handed one to Dennis who looked stunned. "Jeneil I can't. That's awful, eating a lemon"She snipped through the rind on her piece and pulled the yellow strip causing the pulp to form triangles. "It's easy. Think of something pleasant and slip the fruit from the membrane. " She said, showing him how.His face contorted just watching her eat it. "Jeneil, I've been on your herbal drinks and vitamin kick for a few days now and I admit I feel better, but honey, give me a break. You've gotten me to drink grapefruit juice; please, I can't eat a lemon.""Bite the bullet and at least try a wedge just to prove to yourself that you can. I'm afraid of water and I've decided to come to grips with that this summer. I'm going to meet that fear on my terms and see what I learn about myself."Dennis smiled. "Your fire for things makes me crazy. Here, give me a slice." He took a slice of lemon and bit it , keeping it on his tongue."Swallow it quickly, Dennis, don't punish yourself."He laughed and it slipped down his throat. "Where the hell do you get these phrases? I think you hang off my sofa too much."She smiled. "I hang my head off your sofa for blood circulation because I can't do yoga handstands, my arms are too weak. Peter is incredible. He can stand on his hands steadily for a full minute."... Maybe it's genetic. The Chinese have a history of being great acrobats."Dennis looked at her. "When are you going to be free of him, honey? It's over."She pierced the yellow lemon peel with her fingernail releasing the scented oil. "I love the smell of fresh ."Dennis grinned and kissed her cheek gently. "Ignore me if you want to but at least start talking about in in the 'PAST' tense. Peter 'USED' to stand on his hands."....*****Reviewed by Lisa Cramer*****"The Songbird is a TRUE novel. If you're a reader, this is a must, and if your not, by the time you get through with Beverly's story, you will be for life."
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