I Laugh and My Heart Is Breaking

By U.H. Berner

Lisa, a young woman, digs into a dusty box that was retrieved from the attic and finds a treasure trove of manuscripts and letters.

Fascinated, she obtains the permission from her Godfather Henry, a retired teacher and writer, to read, select and eventually publish her find.

The selected manuscripts deal with a vast variety of life's aspects and foibles.

The discussion of three fogbound intellectual sailors on the Maine coast delves into deep thoughts, while a story of two teenage boys in rural Germany will put any reader into stitches.

Very sensitively, A Concert interprets a Dvorak string quartet and is complimented in the same mood by a narrative poem Sonata for Guitar and Gardenia.

The sergeant laughs and laughs explains how laughter may be unhealthy, yet it may serve as a pressure valve that helps to handle the stress of combat.

The author could not possibly find a more appropriate and more intriguing title for this book, than: I Laugh and My Heart Is Breaking.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0595294448
• ISBN13: 9780595294442
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"