Description
A compendium of fifty short stories ranging from politics and travels to tales of adventure and romance. Their topics vary exuberantly from the 9/11 origins of the croissant and the bagel pastries over three-hundred years ago to what life in the universe will be like a thousand years from now. But they also tell of beloved pets and of broken hearts. They make you laugh and may move you to tears. They make you think and see things you never knew or overlooked before. Life in all its nakedness, vicissitudes, and mysteries. Fireside Stories for a Winter's Night: Klothild de Baar grew up in Europe and was educated in several countries, obtaining a doctorate in the United States. She has written and published professional works, novels, and children's stories. Fireside Stories for a Winter's Night is her first book of short stories. She is married and lives and works in Canada. Klothild de Baar is a pseudonym.