A great story has five basic but important elements...
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Joe
A steady, well-read creative who oozes metaphors and puns from his very being. Ask him about Dostoyevsky and you’ll see the face behind the beard light up
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Giselle
A restless, green-fingered hostess with the mostess who is a sucker for a food trend. You’ll find her sipping wine with a book by the latest talented author
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The Plot
Our protagonists hiked mountains, hopped islands and patiently waited out a pandemic, all the while searching for a local community to nourish fellow minds and bellies
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The Conflict
Settling in Unawatuna they found their hunger for new books went unfed, their search for reading corners went unfound, their longing to share stories went unrequited
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The Setting
Sandy toes unconsciously tap the slate to the gentle notes of jazz. Sun kissed hands cradle a book in one hand and a jasmine tea in the other.
The sweet smell of pastries floats over figures, lost in a thousand magical words born from sleepless nights, by some of the greatest writers