Review: Trio of enjoyable shorts
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2013
This book of three short stories is the first work I have read by this author. I enjoyed all three stories, reading them in a spare half hour or so after work one evening.'Jubilee Violin' is a beautifully written story about an aging violinist who packs off her instrument so it can be played again by a younger player. It is a moving short that just manages to avoid sentimentality. I found it both sad and uplifting.'Turning Point' is about a teacher who tries to juggle her job and spend time with her child. Again, this story is well-written and the ending is nicely understated. It doesn't explicitly say what has happpened but the clues are all there. It's cleverly done.Readers may have been lulled into a false sense of security by the time they reach the final story, 'Dolls' House', but here the author shows another side in this deliciously dark story. You can sense the ending coming but it still shocks you when it does.This is a very quick read, but one well worth looking at. The descriptive prose and emotions conveyed in a short space of time indicate to me that these are well-told short stories.