Ebook {Epub PDF} Serendib by Jim Toner

I didn't invite him. The idea was all my father's, my seventy-four-year-old father who had never been outside America and who suddenly thought that Sri Lanka, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer, would be a jolly place to bltadwin.ru John Toner, a retired Cleveland judge, decided on a whim in April to spend a month with his son in war-torn Sri Lanka, he was as much a s/5. Boston University Libraries. Services. Navigate; Linked Data; Dashboard; Tools / Extras; Stats; Share. Social. Mail. I didn't invite him. The idea was all my father's, my seventy-four-year-old father who had never been outside America and who suddenly thought that Sri Lanka, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer, would be a jolly place to visit. When John Toner, a retired Cleveland judge, decided on a whim in April to spend a month with his son in war-torn Sri Lanka, he was as much a stranger to his.

Peace Corps volunteer Jim Toner relates the story of his year-old Irish-Catholic father's unexpected visit to Sri Lanka in Serendib. Conservative, retired judge John Toner had never been outside America; his experiences during his month on the beautiful but impoverished, civil war-torn island are wryly observed through his son's eyes. Serendib|Jim Toner, A Deadly Primary: A Park Slope Mystery|Mary Slusarev, Taj Mahal - Autobiography Of A Bluesman|Stephen Foehr, Commercial Almanack For Containing In Addition To The Usual Information The County Court Act. And Lanlord And Tenants' Act.|N.A. -. I didn't invite him. The idea was all my father's, my seventy-four-year-old father who had never been outside America and who suddenly thought that Sri Lanka, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer, would be a jolly place to visit. When John Toner, a retired Cleveland judge, decided on a whim in April to spend a month with his son in war-torn Sri Lanka, he was as much a stranger to his.

Because of this, and because of Toner's insightful prose, Serendib is an impressive first book."--Fourth Genre "Peace Corps volunteer Jim Toner relates the story of his year-old Irish-Catholic father's unexpected visit to Sri Lanka in Serendib. Conservative, retired judge John Toner had never been outside America; his experiences during his month on the beautiful but impoverished, civil war-torn island are wryly observed through his son's eyes. Each new experience pushes Toner's father to face his fears--and brings him closer to his youngest son. Serendib offers a colorful, humorous, and touching account of multiple discoveries--of an old man exploring deep within himself, of a father and son finding each other, and of two cultures coming together on uncommon ground and awakening to the joy and hope of the life they share. Each new experience pushes Toner's father to face his fears--and brings him closer to his youngest son. Serendib offers a colorful, humorous, and touching account of multiple discoveries--of an old man exploring deep within himself, of a father and son finding each other, and of two cultures coming together on uncommon ground and awakening to.