Trials of the Monkey: An Accidental MemoirDuck Editions, 2000 - 337 pages A piece of confessional non-fiction, this 'accidental memoir' aims to shed new light on the Darwinian point of view. A descendent of Charles Darwin, Mathew Chapman grew up feeling intensely and hopelessly competitive with his ancestor. Tormented by a skin disease which disfigured him thoughout his youth, Chapman grew into a shy teenager, until cured, when he reunited himself with society in a most rampant and promiscuous way - ending up in Hollywood. |
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Page 73
... Gloria and her sister received $ 15,000 each from the government . Her mother then married a rich but mean - spirited man who Gloria remembers with great distaste . The marriage didn't last . Third time out , her mother found true love ...
... Gloria and her sister received $ 15,000 each from the government . Her mother then married a rich but mean - spirited man who Gloria remembers with great distaste . The marriage didn't last . Third time out , her mother found true love ...
Page 126
... Gloria waves desultorily at Bobby - Sue who responds in kind . For forty - two years Aunt Ruth owned the Highway Gardens , a flower shop in the old Aqua Hotel . When Gloria was in school here , Aunt Ruth would wake her up at 5.30 in the ...
... Gloria waves desultorily at Bobby - Sue who responds in kind . For forty - two years Aunt Ruth owned the Highway Gardens , a flower shop in the old Aqua Hotel . When Gloria was in school here , Aunt Ruth would wake her up at 5.30 in the ...
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... Gloria in last weekend's yard sale . These are the people who will look after the Magnolia House until it's sold . Gloria says the handyman never came to fix the roof , kept promising , never came . ' Did you dawg - talk him ? ' the man ...
... Gloria in last weekend's yard sale . These are the people who will look after the Magnolia House until it's sold . Gloria says the handyman never came to fix the roof , kept promising , never came . ' Did you dawg - talk him ? ' the man ...
Contents
The End | 1 |
An Alligator Up My Arse In Roanoke Virginia | 10 |
The Menace Of Darwinism | 21 |
Copyright | |
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