Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

The Burden: A Family Saga
The Burden: A Family Saga
The Burden: A Family Saga
Ebook377 pages7 hours

The Burden: A Family Saga

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars

()

Read preview

About this ebook

Frank is a reformed alcoholic. He lives at home with his mother, Elisabeth – at least, he did until she went into a nursing home suffering from dementia. He is devoted to her and conversely hates his estranged father, Geoffrey. So when elder sister Pat calls to tell him Dad is dying and wants to meet him, Frank is forced to face up to his demons. But what are they? And how did he acquire them? Every family has its secrets and Frank's is no exception. As much as he tries to forget, something happened a long time ago that has coloured his life ever since - and he can't live in peace until he confronts it. Seen from the perspective of four separate family members, The Burden examines an individual's contrasting relationships and the different emotions they inspire.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateApr 24, 2015
ISBN9781782799375
The Burden: A Family Saga
Author

N. E. David

N.E.David is the pen name of York writer Nick David. His debut novel, Birds of the Nile, was published by Roundfire in 2013.

Read more from N. E. David

Related to The Burden

Related ebooks

Literary Fiction For You

View More

Related articles

Reviews for The Burden

Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings

0 ratings0 reviews

What did you think?

Tap to rate

Review must be at least 10 words

    Book preview

    The Burden - N. E. David

    1^book_preview_excerpt.html}ێ$Ǒ寄y!$EVJ$3 >zFxf:+n dΓa^v~`}9fХ+3.~17;v_o)9 CƷ_o\}GerniT8'_3ؽ_?.+~vx?rHMCujjɱw̩Q+ym׻}3Ksm<SMY0xiTͱe]Ca\r 4 ת)5@XSɀ~Ѕ>g)‹ 1gWF\]:ު[5F}#W} Gt*m:_f~ K}Q0q›_J&)阦x^038͡,%4yOz~ ^AA'>\F҄.95udeIMK` oJ}Vu!N%ϓu 'ye}Dtj؀dIOlCu r냜Ig 4ee3WKp1#l\RKg-aֹAlm%cKϣ U!#slOU{gnle+dGyZHՓu})`~fXq쪬 "ղӱ~ߪGE]&"RSd{$C#d:aK1mEY;rmNPMX6L6PU#6*adAU_L΃ecCP}% e.1A&$ 7=N)[զyyD.uPe?D3sɀ`Nտ >=턞01cSc)t/lT-<ʩo8L'hd}hHA,Ni4tV6M z~"i3D2rLQ ET '6LÂsX7ykp.H>|Zm#d&P'[`7jcRS~ڨ:H*2^"ȄQRUg*U%pd7dL2L7&G ë6eҜ َɇMutAK|mf\A]-IU&*59k" TB t#_/OY-O6}'& L41/ JuSPGL) ֻ4y60?l/9gHL/Oj"CMN^f?Vˡ " a@GrIQ_rzMUz1!DUCe_S|\ts~L]ƿ尙xQtr&EE&H3؇y'iJb>O:Q1#,RkPj+fϲ3(H+S =ef@Ae1 C[8@qg Cxth:n`a&vhICG9Z=!FR] 0^屋A~e^>|:\Yr֗@Qm"9,R!^&ؓ@[,Ude8~Z${dzҏz:Lu*}b`?F5-'ˬ( HϋWGpk׳cBNdoMMJ NE cGh(6Xkuh&?BH8hmͯ"2FY)@ğ؂Ě*80)rP{$k8^ ɀ6c8yb2W^u3 ;$}s/UaP]) cҚ _ yjL@`ܥm^*g %"} r5ۻ~l.ѝ ⧃G:֢1!70Tҥ bSq5#Ўzy`^𮂗t]ĨD <'`CYN=.ZwO՟߀1EchzAؠK;fpALL╏O1ӑ|)/ &@dvdDEu;.Ua`iB23k-CcEYEQ.#ܧ<!1pPlqyv`~YM]#VOSclXh;<ݛ$r޺2<4uJ+1N ';+G %SA`F0,n8%nx;i[2.8MF1ekap)S1MF!C&3\K.mD5"X C1+<煦qn ˆ/;UƵzJPuFbU0oh1<>Oz¦u00ڀ W\,Zl'Wu:'.1()}Yxli14wƞIJ?˗& $ X/e~3J1@B$XDKIT%K:ВCi8 4xli&MnHǔ?QlT9k+~TaHXSsScRha!hD>vCw`"벫^ I42_sT7W*##^Jl*ă6*јl%*l܍A#"z%SGN$ Dɦ4dp/CF " \"M1MS7QY^UG*q䲆!|:1ݦ4P_ YāhËvËȨ[>װ(*MTMP Vdצꢎ?<[83C-r6WItvqw]g]y&Xř @,Am.qJ 7655i2V;/Xk&Ƶec!0: T=_;.\_Y~X PNCXh3/TYPv5(z aX1N\3qؔAȘiּOװvh GN0 ){l:qFhihXSI>Eߛ,[u`n-cH ql(&m\b;)MB + jDx3* -qlVzM e!4(S,WnY RWhǼh>|o8S`1fA=*,DNSt5@Er5=ljWRʃh`RTb J8B[4z=$7}=ҽ|9rl Z$hzP{MW(N/DjMYcUـ_Ҡ!YR>¤)}Td ٱyJOIboooo# bS2`j/HO$oFJ_]%-r@Th% qRtht4oͺ6 <` _5y %jq05[cDž1Xa]8V%S0_yfu _JzmOdy:9TT4gQ:}Mh$ܬ܋BWV) ˿\f N"mRC >kuY=Xej?0\xz~ MAFwl#FjMCFȏ0ʳGC>+1$S+ineJ.ٗ^Wjw󹨱tE],:qۚ&Hxv| $rKYPdP"KnMZƃ$Ў.QN)AzOAɖyD Z6t%22E*`6HY8RP5XK\ygGWG9pjI]Y7,U[.K"Sd#CfRo%1:դ%YS‹a q.s^q4:EY>9 1ԉi^&]C&p\⪾K{y-5DS{@TRZ<id=5mj#%̬P2j8Z\f-QffHܦ{(#һXʖ#ph{be 5C:t>?ʍzM)7破E9C Bt8~W#b 8 /$HWK=P%Ahy گP>iHb CӼ? *3mm .c|{yS'F3"3M6ٍxv1I~wɥT 2S]K:=2iJߤ^4; KtdzA5 \3VȮn$-QpIx:+(310ֈ+eyj4GTKsh:lfk3F 6KQr*tU;Aوye k<ɽ&@ZJҋvV4h6 /Kt4Y֓r/'C c{a pZK zD7 ZBgSR2us@4ΤM)r!٠j*H1*aҾq'm,n+^V d{E47,U'dCSH&u1(M^y[3^ <%W[>ZʾFdK $~t9p*ߤOVAK5EȼKWZ@TTUL 8"MKAϫd?3[Je-QתpEQmXW56'ONzZFZP4)ni*^U@f-dje58jUg?8jU-{\S/(eȬ K,]-%yC#|U"NXT/ROMMօ.7.KW̖^Vu3KXH*AKB`"K_J!SSY>` Ì[k=mETL-|]V# x-i&F]Mi<'3y -a4 Bԛz-'ޤDd-)P?D| T} xB3'+yی3$ ]&BuEU):?t/5y~&Fbm<\ @91WoC>nrXzى%av*+eMй#?)үi5Xi4i*b.'ҩIUp5:>G/8{;IDsQ/0^T0[DWN?iT,K>@*OC"TrrQ~pZ1\jt~!V4)?4?>=t :n&)ʀiic7tun꫙{F#g^4b5z8ʾӵa'w 4=#S;'eZ>q`*g%ef""bKTӾWbi\ia8N[GVnJj٧$ M6g #!|OMX.E7?n*ٍi v)jWL!4Gy!?m~$ seBM͗*K+ Q!wh1q!Q&bU;zV4au]|;nbcB+rpb9` 3nrk'p}6mEwU8>1]7jہ'VaM8䅯pwԸ[c "yV!zIn6v'BCY׳z - wWqHM !ێ̱Vnj4Xؚ6\6_C<(7>)EW 4ys/#5|h]!VdZ3W=\au[o7zv)%xJüջ$\gebe } sAp+x#MޙsΎyP러i$XCrBubakr]GR$$EPPNBi붇mYtΔTP4 s"]p:YoҜ7i= aY'"rȞa!Sq7++K$eEϱ@n ZݚF_JnK6N(.rۍp;Օ"ںʂT]\CYJC6<#J0bD`cZlFD"k7N[:GW˪z<@mO:E) P!&}ڟ#"ܠ #ֶɫ E˾y"#sX(cd&TMZ}Xǒ4TseIr=+VaT1h2zCRYVu߬rK!}1E '= ?2?Ccdjw|42,:nNZz\-+Ć]mV@VvFR:u@g [ns7A12PƲskmHFH9E[SP y)k[Lk$-xvaJyFSqkJ[Oeqp;,ŖwX>\Ÿdx4h3XNܶRٷXc<Շh]\_И.őop9ެ G*ZPwĚU9I_P n7sFS/q=e %g<<: ܨC8]T3uMldp/ =@5#dKFŊ-5Vӄ\;h)3-5 yx̬†FJuhl\&_rJzPQۦ PaiOuH-֞w""mg%'l[WXX_zFroA֕%14 >:j^E,1 ХK{oh;THUӓ gsUqk,i9(+BJq,Ok'u JOo:3nW`QTlp2͛<`Pe-$Lm9anNeKoe-n8a&QKUIyr"Ex4_T̃Sow؋/>DM؆%b"1/5Ukzj4{ V sOI:{Dx-4`}QiM-[Y$y:U>;~j+W磶"gHU@9*yc,{b5íqMȶi7רyGg_uX~<`;0"ݱ%- 5EۦS /U[n䂶}h$TU < Z,YfVmH#uv4+rMAN%o޷ͱ"PЗN}+uZ]Ț?';/Pju]x~l\'$#]GWT T]e6Em+<'+Ƃ*tꜩDARkqE=& }(?wewMص`kH7{M7aE4M)9hq YѭvذIHBuH~X,`K{sy뒭Z.h飛Ȯ[;k_@<BRYj1#`HLnSԁ"zR֦`t+g~kǜ&AeVAH' :9F.s,|1x{+:&W#uDb(Z-$Җ=y&5G(8ykMg5ڪgK}KXW X]tEa9jUZʕre/BfAϠ *Mqm?SiNs
    Enjoying the preview?
    Page 1 of 1