Review: An enjoyable collection of short stories
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
Peacock and Dragon is a very readable collection of short stories. It's a good introduction to Jenny Worstall's writing and if you're already familiar with her work you'll find an interesting development in her skills as a short story writer.At the start of Peacock and Dragon the author has written, "With apologies to William Morris". The Morris theme threads through the stories and inspires much of the descriptive writing as well as the titles.The stories are about family relationships and they are light, easy-to-read stories written in a clear, direct style. These stories have slightly darker overtones than previous stories by Jenny Worstall with hints of the paranormal and I think they are her best yet.The opening chapters of the author's romantic comedy novel Make a Joyful Noise are included at the end of the book and there is enough there to help you decide if you want to read the whole thing which I would certainly recommend.