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  Imaginative, witty, topical stories with unexpected twists and turns. The book portrays snippets of everyday life which contain a deeper meaning than is immediately apparent. There are stories about women who try to prove they are not invisible, people escaping from a cult, coincidental encounters with long lost friends, historical characters who reassert themselves into the present, scenarios which foreshadow what is to come, the danger of relying on other people’s philosophy rather than one’s own, alongside suggestions on how best to survive Christmas or deal with unwanted intruders. In Butterflies and other stories , Jenny Palmer writes from the vantage point of her home in rural Lancashire. She reflects on the turbulent times in which we live, on how people cope in their everyday lives, whether it be living through lockdown, escaping from a cult, dealing with the ‘hostile environment,’ having a pre-payment meter installed, or preparing for an uncertain future. ...

  A collection of eccentric and quirky tales.     Atheism is more of a fad for Mimsie rather than part of a belief system.   Is Emily Mayhew’s real motivation about buying a house or are her wants and needs a little more complex to say the least? Home under the hammer take on a new twist as people come to delight in the perhaps gruesome   fate of   the former residents of the properties on offer. Mysterious Ways is a single author collection from Bridge House Publishing. Jeff Laurent s is an enthralling story-teller who invites us to look again at what we thought was normal.       Seventeen short stories by Debz Hobbs-Wyatt from over a decade of competition wins and shortlistings. Featuring Learning to Fly , winner of the inaugural Bath Short Story Award; Chutney , shortlisted in the Commonwealth Short Story Prize, and Pushcart-nominated The Theory of Circles . Meet a mixture of beguiling narrators, from seven-year-old Leon...

  You will find in this collection a mixture of themes and genres. There are brushes with the supernatural, an exploration of human emotions, history, love and loss, and also a firm sense of time and place. Jeanne Davies thinks up her stories whilst walking for miles in the countryside with her Labrador companion at her side. Wandering along the seashore with the serenity and chaos of the ocean inspires and gives her peace.   A collection of eccentric and quirky tales.     Atheism is more of a fad for Mimsie rather than part of a belief system.   Is Emily Mayhew’s real motivation about buying a house or are her wants and needs a little more complex to say the least? Home under the hammer take on a new twist as people come to delight in the perhaps gruesome   fate of   the former residents of the properties on offer. Mysterious Ways is a single author collection from Bridge House Publishing. Jeff Laurent s is an enthralling story-teller who ...

    A collection of eccentric and quirky tales.     Atheism is more of a fad for Mimsie rather than part of a belief system.   Is Emily Mayhew’s real motivation about buying a house or are her wants and needs a little more complex to say the least? Home under the hammer take on a new twist as people come to delight in the perhaps gruesome   fate of   the former residents of the properties on offer. Mysterious Ways is a single author collection from Bridge House Publishing. Jeff Laurent s is an enthralling story-teller who invites us to look again at what we thought was normal.     RRP £8.00 Buy from Amazon Buy from The Hive (UK) Buy from Barnes and Noble (US) Buy from Booktopia (Australia)     Buy from us (1-4 books)   Buy from us (5+ books)      Creative, macabre stories in the darkly humorous style of Roald Dahl. I thought the story titled Dust had a disturbing, dystopian twist. Overall, an...