Youthanasia: A Short Story
Mystery & Suspense, International, Fiction & Literature, Horror, Science Fiction & Fantasy
| Author: | Loretta Giacoletto | ISBN: | 1230000906289 |
| Publisher: | Marelwood Publishing | Publication: | January 24, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Loretta Giacoletto |
| ISBN: | 1230000906289 |
| Publisher: | Marelwood Publishing |
| Publication: | January 24, 2016 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Subtle horror for Halloween. Lidia and Simon Drago are living their last hoorah, a European vacation financed by insurance money they received when their house burned down. On the night train from Paris to Florence they encounter a mysterious stranger who directs them to a lovely pensione in Florence. There, a clever artist agrees to depict the Dragos not as they look now but how they appeared in their prime.
If only Lidia and Simon hadn’t talked to the stranger, or taken his advice about the pensione. If only they hadn’t been so vain, wanting to recapture their youth so their unborn grandchild would know how glamorous they’d been in their youth—a younger version of JFK and Jackie. If only Lidia could convince the artist Pepe to give her and Simon another chance. If only ….
Subtle horror for Halloween. Lidia and Simon Drago are living their last hoorah, a European vacation financed by insurance money they received when their house burned down. On the night train from Paris to Florence they encounter a mysterious stranger who directs them to a lovely pensione in Florence. There, a clever artist agrees to depict the Dragos not as they look now but how they appeared in their prime.
If only Lidia and Simon hadn’t talked to the stranger, or taken his advice about the pensione. If only they hadn’t been so vain, wanting to recapture their youth so their unborn grandchild would know how glamorous they’d been in their youth—a younger version of JFK and Jackie. If only Lidia could convince the artist Pepe to give her and Simon another chance. If only ….
