Casa editrice: Odyssey Books
That dandelion. A flash of stubborn yellow in a dark box of space. It had promised sunshine but had tasted sour. Artefacts. A dandelion. A mayfly. A family, bereft. Items and mementos of a life, lived hard and with love, or long, empty, bitter. In these sharply drawn and unflinching short stories, Rebecca Burns unpicks the connection between the lives we live and what we leave behind.
Roxanne knows where she’d like to shove Cupid’s arrow. Tired of cheating men and false promises of love, Roxanne launches a campaign against Cupid’s Dating Service. But it’s hard to smear a company when you’ve got the hots for the owner. Maverick Eros is more than the CEO of hottest dating service around, he’s Cupid himself. However, forget the media images of a chubby diapered cherub because the god of love is actually six feet plus of yummy, muscled male. When they meet, sparks fly–the lusty kind–but they both know from experience, love hurts. In the end though, they’ll learn that love will have its way, with or without the aid of Cupid’s arrow.Mostra libro
When Emma, a young English journalist, is required to babysit in a dark country house on the longest night of the year - the winter solstice, 21st December - she must confront both her fear of the dark and her unresolved grief for her much-loved late Great Aunt Sophie. Where will she find the courage she needs to avoid risking an even greater loss? This single short story, about 3000 words long, will brighten the darkest night and offer comfort and hope as the days grow longer. EARLY REVIEWS FOR LIGHTING UP TIME "A delightful story." – Petrea Burchard "Lovely story that perfectly captures that big sister/little sister thing, and Aunt Sophie is a lovely gentle presence throughout – I especially like the way you use scent (perfume, flowers) to evoke her.". Lucienne Boyce "You had me scared of the dark with you!" Melanie Spiller "Lovely story and a great, feel-good ending ." – Christina Courtenay, romantic novelist OTHER SHORT STORIES BY DEBBIE YOUNG Debbie Young has published three short story collections, Quick Change - Tiny Tales of Transformation, Stocking Fillers - Twelve Short Stories for Christmas, and Marry in Haste - 15 short stories of dating love and marriage as well as the stand-alone Christmas tale The Owl and the Turkey. Her flash fiction and short stories have also been included in many anthologies. PRAISE FOR DEBBIE YOUNG'S SHORT FICTION "Very subtle, very English, very clever" (Marius Gabriel, novelist) "Debbie Young's attention to detail brings the extraordinary out of the everyday" (Calum Kerr, founder of National Flash Fiction Day) "Brimful of the Debbie Young brand of sly and wry humour" (Mari Howad, author of the Mullins Family Saga) NOVELS BY DEBBIE YOUNG Debbie Young also writes novels, including the Sophie Sayers Village Mystery series that begins with Best Murder in Show.Mostra libro
A forgotten temple holds both enigmas and horrors for an unsuspecting archaeologist...a cowboy discovers the secret behind a dark Montana woods that the locals only speak of in hushed tones...monstrous terror arises anew in war-torn France after centuries of quiet...a cellar door refuses to close despite its owner’s insistence…a Celtic goddess gives a man what he desires, but is the price worth the cost... Within these pages are thirteen tales of supernatural happenings, nail-biting suspense, and the unexplainable. Author Jon Ring peels back the layers covering the surface of the ordinary world and exposes haunting visions of what lies beneath, into a realm of mysterious revelations and horrible circumstances. Enter a place that is familiar, but not as safe as reality... An audiobook produced and published by e-Audio Productions & Audiobook Release PublishingMostra libro
Uwem Akpan's stunning stories humanize the perils of poverty and violence so piercingly that few listeners will feel they've ever encountered Africa so immediately.The eight-year-old narrator of "An Ex-Mas Feast" needs only enough money to buy books and pay fees in order to attend school. Even when his 12-year-old sister takes to the streets to raise these meager funds, his dream can't be granted. Food comes first. His family lives in a street shanty in Nairobi, Kenya, but their way of both loving and taking advantage of each other strikes a universal chord.In the second of his stories published in a New Yorker special fiction issue, Akpan takes us far beyond what we thought we knew about the tribal conflict in Rwanda. The story is told by a young girl, who, with her little brother, witnesses the worst possible scenario between parents. They are asked to do the previously unimaginable in order to protect their children. This singular collection will also take the reader inside Nigeria, Benin, and Ethiopia, revealing in beautiful prose the harsh consequences for children of life in Africa.Akpan's voice is a literary miracle, rendering lives of almost unimaginable deprivation and terror into stories that are nothing short of transcendent.Listen to the complete edition of Say You're One of Them.A Hachette Audio production.Mostra libro
Charles Dickens' disturbing story detailing the memoirs of a deranged psychopath.Mostra libro
Set primarily in Pakistan, these award-winning stories follow people living on the brink of abandonment—in their personal relationships and their place in the world.A mother, coping with the sudden death of her son, uncovers long buried secrets in his absence. An anguished girl grabs a chance for a life beyond the orphanage walls where she lives and discovers the price of freedom. A young couple tries to keep their fraught relationship steady as a heat wave engulfs their city. A son returns to visit his ageing parents while beset with memories of a troubled childhood. And two thieves find themselves in a situation more precarious by the minute, and more dangerous than their original mission.Farah Ali's debut collection of thirteen stories, People Want to Live, features stories of togetherness and reckless faith in the face of a world that's built to break us. Her characters mount battle with loneliness and in their fight reveal surprising vulnerabilities and an astonishing measure of hope.Mostra libro
