Michael Joseph October 2022 Book Description A creak of the floorboard, a shiver down your spine, the feeling that you're not alone... Prepare to be terrified by C. J. Tudor's first collection of short stories. Join a group of survivors who wash up on a deserted island only to make a horrifying discovery. Meet a… Continue reading A Sliver of Darkness by C. J. Tudor @cjtudor @MichaelJBooks #ASliverofDarkness #CJTudor #TheClqrt #Shortstories #BookReview #BookBlog #ReadingRecommendation
Tag: Short Stories
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King @alicemaydewing @picadorbooks #FiveTuesdaysinWinter #LilyKing #ShortStories #TheClqrt #BookReview #BookBlog
Picador January 2022 Book Description Told in the intimate voices of unique and endearing characters of all ages, the tales in Lily King's first ever collection of short stories explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of shocking cruelty and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs. In these pages a bookseller's unspoken… Continue reading Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King @alicemaydewing @picadorbooks #FiveTuesdaysinWinter #LilyKing #ShortStories #TheClqrt #BookReview #BookBlog
Islanders by Cathy Thomas @viragoBooks @_cathythomas @meetbookgirl #Islanders#cathythomas #bookreview #bookblog #theClqrt #shortstories #recommendedreading
Virago June 2022 Book Description Annie needs to lose her virginity, so she's waiting in a car park for Paul. Paul needs drugs for the party, but he's got to keep an eye on his sister, Josie. Josie needs a father figure. Or that's how it seems to her driving instructor, Neil. Eva needs to… Continue reading Islanders by Cathy Thomas @viragoBooks @_cathythomas @meetbookgirl #Islanders#cathythomas #bookreview #bookblog #theClqrt #shortstories #recommendedreading
The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans @PicadorBooks #ShortStories #TheClqrt #TheOfficeofHistoricalCorrections #BookReview #BookBlog
Picador Books February 2020 Book Description Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture… Continue reading The Office of Historical Corrections by Danielle Evans @PicadorBooks #ShortStories #TheClqrt #TheOfficeofHistoricalCorrections #BookReview #BookBlog
Women by Mihail Sebastian @VikingBooksUk #PenguinEuropeanWriters #Women #MihailSebastian #BookReview #BlogTour #TheClqrt #BookBlogger
Viking Books 5th November 2020 Book Description Stefan Valeriu, a young Romanian student, holidays alone in the Alps, where he soon becomes entangled in romantic relationships with three different women who pass through his guesthouse. We follow Stefan after his return to Paris as he reflects on the women in his life, at times playing… Continue reading Women by Mihail Sebastian @VikingBooksUk #PenguinEuropeanWriters #Women #MihailSebastian #BookReview #BlogTour #TheClqrt #BookBlogger
All That Man Is by David Szalay @JonathanCape @BloggersHut #BloggersHutRT #TheClqrt #BookReview #Fiction #ShortStories #20BooksofSummer #AllThatManIs #DavidSzalay
Jonathan Cape 2016 Book Description Nine men. Each of them at a different stage of life, each of them away from home, and each of them striving - in the suburbs of Prague, beside a Belgian motorway, in a cheap Cypriot hotel - to understand just what it means to be alive, here and now.… Continue reading All That Man Is by David Szalay @JonathanCape @BloggersHut #BloggersHutRT #TheClqrt #BookReview #Fiction #ShortStories #20BooksofSummer #AllThatManIs #DavidSzalay
UNDERGROUND Tales for London: Stories Inspired by the Tube @BoroughPress #ShortStories #BookReview #BookBlog
Borough Press August 2018 Book Description EVERY LINE TELLS A DIFFERENT STORY A troubled young woman travels across London to end an abusive relationship. An agitated father gets lost in the city with an injured toddler. Two men - who unknowingly cross paths every day - finally meet one life-changing afternoon. A sudden death on… Continue reading UNDERGROUND Tales for London: Stories Inspired by the Tube @BoroughPress #ShortStories #BookReview #BookBlog
Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks @WmHeinemann @TomHanks #UncommonType #ShortStories #Fiction #BookReview
October 2017 William Heinemann Book Description A small town newspaper columnist with old fashioned views of the modern world. A World War 2 veteran grappling with his emotional and physical scars. A second – rate actor plunged into sudden stardom and a whirlwind press junket. Four friends travelling to the moon in a rocket ship… Continue reading Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks @WmHeinemann @TomHanks #UncommonType #ShortStories #Fiction #BookReview
Roar by Cecilia Ahern @Cecelia_Ahern @HarperCollinsUK @AbbieEsalter #HearUsRoar #CeceliaAhern #ROAR #BookReview
Harper Collins November 2018 Book Description Have you ever imagined a different life? Have you ever stood at a crossroads undecided? Have you ever had a moment when you wanted to roar? The women in these startlingly original stories are all of us: the women who befriend us, the women who encourage us, the women… Continue reading Roar by Cecilia Ahern @Cecelia_Ahern @HarperCollinsUK @AbbieEsalter #HearUsRoar #CeceliaAhern #ROAR #BookReview
The Pier Falls by Mark Haddon @mark_haddon @vintagebooks @penguinRHUK @PenguinUKBooks #the pierfalls #shortstories #markhaddon
2016 Vintage Books Short stories by the author of A Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nightime and A Spot of Bother caught my eye on a recent library visit. Rave reviews on the cover... This is a top-notch collection...It veers into unexpected territory and the evolving surprises are mesmerising... 'The Pier Falls' leads… Continue reading The Pier Falls by Mark Haddon @mark_haddon @vintagebooks @penguinRHUK @PenguinUKBooks #the pierfalls #shortstories #markhaddon