A Whistling Girl - Schiff, Nola
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It's the 1950s, and in Southern Rhodesia, rebellious Nicole (Nick) Doughty grows up against the backdrop of a rapidly-changing world--the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II, Dwight Eisenhower's presidential bid in the U.S., and the end of the Korean War. And while these events will go on to shape the history of the mid-20th century, closer to home, Nick must deal with the pains of growing up, family relationships, and biases of race, gender, and sexual preference. It all begins when Nick secretly watches a bicycle thief flogged at the local Police Station. The thief catches sight of her and Nick…mehr

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Produktbeschreibung
It's the 1950s, and in Southern Rhodesia, rebellious Nicole (Nick) Doughty grows up against the backdrop of a rapidly-changing world--the crowning of Queen Elizabeth II, Dwight Eisenhower's presidential bid in the U.S., and the end of the Korean War. And while these events will go on to shape the history of the mid-20th century, closer to home, Nick must deal with the pains of growing up, family relationships, and biases of race, gender, and sexual preference. It all begins when Nick secretly watches a bicycle thief flogged at the local Police Station. The thief catches sight of her and Nick senses he has put a curse on her. She buries some teeth at the base of the Hissing Tree to grow a warrior for protection. When she witnesses the gauzy spectre unfurl, she's convinced the warrior has come to help. But the ghostly fighter has a big job on its hands . . .
Autorenporträt
Nola Schiff was born in Livingstone, Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) and spent her childhood in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe). 1959 Left Africa for London. After a brief stint in the theatre, she joined the BBC and trained as vision mixer and film editor. Sound researcher/editor for the Emmy award winning series The World at War for Thames Television U.K. Re-located to New York in 1978 and became a US citizen. MFA Creative Writing--Vermont College in 2001 The Hissing Tree--first novel completed in 2007/8. Nature Ramble, 1998 (Finalist, Stand Magazine Short Story Competition, U.K.) Haiti Brief--essay published in Projected Letters 2004 The Favour--short fiction published in Solstice Lit Mag. 2016 Revised The Hissing Tree and republished it as A Whistling Girl. Now at work on a short story collection -- working title: Bundu.