Momaya Annual Review 2011: Greed [Kindle Edition]

Monisha Saldanha (Editor), Maya Cointreau (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Greed is theme for the Momaya Annual Review 2011. The entries for the 2011 Short Story Competition came from around the globe. The In the First Place story, “Where There is a Will”, greed is illustrated quite literally when a wealthy man dies and friends and relatives scramble to discover who will inherit. Greed for power is shown in our Second Place story “Mao Yanshou” exerts his position by casting off a beautiful would-be bride for the emperor. Greed for sexual experience and freedom from the constraints of marriage are explored in the Third Place story “Will You Miss Me?” In all of these stories, the greedy learn their lessons. Will you learn the same lessons vicariously – and live your own lifes a bit more virtuously as a result?

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 678 KB
• Publisher: Momaya Press (November 3, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B0063IYO3C
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #739,217 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

More About the Author

Christian Cook has published two novels, 'Broken Eggshells' (a black comedy) and 'Pulling Power' (a dark medical story). A third manuscript, 'Nix Ex Machina,' regarding online snow sales to the Inuit of Alaska, is nearing completion.

His short story, 'Last Supper,' was a finalist at the Morley Literature Festival and he has work in several anthologies, including the 2011 Momaya Review and the International Rubery Book Award Anthology 2012.

When not writing, Christian is a freelance designer and photographer. He currently lives in Somerset, England, with his wife, Hayley, and their two daughters, Amelie and Lara, and son, Dominic.