Review: A delightful collection
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 22, 2012
This is a delightful collection of short stories, influenced by the author's home in Ireland.  You can hear the Irish lilt though the conversations between characters.  I have come to enjoy the Short Story genre since getting my kindle and this is a very pleasant read.  Most of the stories are driven by relationships and some are romantic, some between parent and child.  I think my favourite is Conquering the Shadows but there wasn't a poor tale in there.The writing was refreshingly good, clear, literate and with a few outstanding and memorable phrases.  The subjects are not earth shattering or fabulous but nevertheless they are the subjects of our own lives and as such are worthy of an author's consideration.  I enjoyed these stories and would happily read more of Dianne Ascroft's work.