Grasp the Nettle: Seven Irish Stories

ISBN-10: 109592527X
ISBN-13: 9781095925270
Series: Grasp the Nettle
Pages: 70
Language: English
Published: 2019-04-25
Author: Tom DaKomo

Description

Seven short stories that will make you smile, tug at your conscience and keep you wondering at the outcome.Grasp the NettleJoe wants to move back to Ireland, but his wife is afraid to leave their home and job security in London. Can he trick her into agreeing - and will she forgive his deceit?The Rocking HorseJim makes a rocking horse for his grandson. He builds it at work, in his own time, but can he get it out of the factory? Security will accuse him of stealing firm's resources.The Stay-away HusbandPaddy's wife is not speaking to him, because he forgot her birthday. He plays the stay-away drunk, to show her how bad things could be.The Orangeman from CarnmoneyAn Ulster Orangeman misses the train after a Loyalist march and spends the night with a Nationalist family. A true story, seen through the eyes of a seven-year-old child.Brennan's GhostA ghost tormented an Irish farmer in 1910. Can history and technology explain the events, a century later?The absent tenantI lived in a flat in London where I hardly ever saw the tenant upstairs, yet his exploits kept me curious and entertained.Twelve Penalty PointsLisa has been caught three times by a speed camera, and she will loose her driving license. But did she commit the offence? Has someone been borrowing her car?