Review: A WONDERFUL ARRAY OF SHORT STORIES
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 8, 2014
This is a great eclectic collection of short stories, highly original in content, and concisely and graphically written; they are quirky, observant and enthralling. Without trying to give too much away concerning their detail, I will refer to a few of them: GARDEN HOPPING has a lovely take on the kids' game of trying to get past every house's garden in a street without getting spotted by their occupants; THE UNKNOWN MAN deals with a man stranded in the desert, far from help and water; GETTING THE BALL BACK is a wonderful story about James, and his football lost over the fence into a scary old man's garden, with a great depiction of menace and childish fears and imaginings, and a terrific finale; GIVE THEM A NAME is a cleverly-controlled piece with its interplay of characters and incidents; A TWISTED FAIRY TALE is a delightful piece on Melanie, the Tooth Fairy, and Jack, the Tangle Wire Fairy (who tangles up wires, shoelaces, and even spaghetti), and their attempts to survive until the age of seventy-five when they can retire (hopefully) to Fairy Heaven, but it doesn't quite turn out that way... I can't commend this collection enough. It's really worth checking out, and I look forward to reading more from this author.