Description
| Product ID: | 9781805142621 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Looking for Joan and Other Stories |
| Authors: | Author: Christopher Owen |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Short stories, Short stories |
| Description: | Looking for Joan and Other Stories is a collection of stories set in UK, Ireland, and New York. A bereft widower roams the city in search for his late wife. His ‘search’ is advanced in five of the stories. Looking for Joan and Other Stories is a collection of stories set in UK, Ireland, and New York. A bereft widower roams the city in search for his late wife. His ‘search’ is advanced in five of the stories. The odyssey of a couple separating and finding their way back to each other. Four Marylebone Cricket Club Members at Lord’s Cricket Ground. A bibulous old actor is guide for the walk: ‘Murder in London’s West End’. Two small-time criminals work the bar at Fortnum and Masons in Regent’s Street. A woman remembers King’s Cross, London. Men lay turf in preparation for a VIP ceremony in a London Park. A soprano and her pianist are stranded in Bristol. A woman escapes to Ireland from the consequences of a fatal car accident. Review of America Awaits Us, My Lovely: ‘They are sensitive and engaging and I have enjoyed reading them very much’ – Penny Thomas former fiction editor, Seren Books. ‘A wonderful story collection! They are so touching, unflinching, melancholy - everybody just about holding on.’ - Chris Buckton, writer, educationist. |
| Imprint Name: | Troubador Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Troubador Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-01-28 |