Looking for Joan and Other Stories Paperback / softback
by Christopher Owen
Paperback / softback
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Looking for Joan and Other Stories is a collection of stories set in UK, Ireland, and New York. A bereft widower roams the city in search for his late wife.
His ‘search’ is advanced in five of the stories. The odyssey of a couple separating and finding their way back to each other. Four Marylebone Cricket Club Members at Lord’s Cricket Ground. A bibulous old actor is guide for the walk: ‘Murder in London’s West End’. Two small-time criminals work the bar at Fortnum and Masons in Regent’s Street. A woman remembers King’s Cross, London. Men lay turf in preparation for a VIP ceremony in a London Park. A soprano and her pianist are stranded in Bristol. A woman escapes to Ireland from the consequences of a fatal car accident. Review of America Awaits Us, My Lovely:‘They are sensitive and engaging and I have enjoyed reading them very much’ – Penny Thomas former fiction editor, Seren Books. ‘A wonderful story collection! They are so touching, unflinching, melancholy - everybody just about holding on.’ - Chris Buckton, writer, educationist.
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Troubador Publishing
- Publication Date:28/01/2024
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- ISBN:9781805142621
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In Stock - Less than 10 copies availableFree UK DeliveryEstimated delivery 2-3 working days
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:192 pages
- Publisher:Troubador Publishing
- Publication Date:28/01/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781805142621