The Way to Paradise: A NovelA New York Times Notable Book |
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... didn't daydream about her mission, the suffering of humanity, or the workers she would recruit for the Workers' Union. She thought instead about the house where she was born, in Vaugirard, on the outskirts of Paris, a neighborhood of ...
... Didn't everyone dream of reaching Paradise? She had taught the game to her two children, Aline and Ernest. For each town and city, she had set herself a strict schedule: meetings with workers, the newspapers, the most influential ...
... Didn't the priest, from hearing confession, know the sufferings of the poor? Didn't he realize that hundreds of thousands, millions of human beings, worked fifteen, eighteen hours a day, like animals, yet didn't earn enough even to feed ...
... Didn't Catholics want peace, compassion, social harmony? In this the Church and the Workers' Union thoroughly concurred. “I may not be a Catholic, but Christian philosophy and morality guide my actions, Father,” she assured him. When he ...
... didn't mourn her much; really, once he was painting seriously, she had become more of a nuisance than good company. She plagued him with her chatter; if she hadn't left, he would probably have had to throw her out. At last he could ...
Contents
Mysterious Waters | |
The Shadow of Charles Fourier | |
Annah from Java | |
News from Peru | |
Portrait of Aline Gauguin | |
Nevermore | |
Arequipa | |
What Are | |
The Nun Gutiérrez | |
Wrestling with the Angel | |
The Battle of Cangallo | |
The House of Pleasure | |
Words to Change the World | |