Synopsis
Quirky, surreal, darkly comedic and profoundly tragic. A collection of 46 very short stories.Consuela has her hands amputated to help her to diet. Romana discovers the real value of true love. Elizabeth Merryheart lets her hair down. This is Neil Barclay's first collection of flash fiction stories. These stories reflect life’s eternal struggle with issues such as love, self-doubt, success, failure, joy, sadness, victory, defeat, jealousy and depression. Most contain a wry, comic twist, whilst others leave little to the imagination. Some of these stories may make you smile; others may stir up quite conflicting emotions.
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À propos de l'auteur
Neil Barclay is an exciting new writer of fiction books for children and adults. He has a BA (Hons) degree in Primary Education and Drama from the University of Winchester, and to date has enjoyed a wide and diverse career mostly in the fields of education, music and writing. Neil has worked within the primary education sector as a Headteacher, Deputy Headteacher and more recently as a Specialist in the Expressive Arts of Drama and Music. When he’s not writing, Neil enjoys visiting schools to deliver vibrant and engaging creative writing workshops, often linked to themes in his books. In 2014 Neil was voted 'Positive Teacher of the Year' by the Institute of Positive Education. The award was in recognition of Neil's passion for the mental health and well-being of children, acknowledging him as "a warm, positive, encouraging, inspiring and caring teacher with a genuine interest in every child... he is infinitely enthusiastic, and infects those around him with his positivity and enthusiasm.”
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Short Cuts
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10 : 1516911938
ISBN 13 : 9781516911936
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Short Cuts (Paperback)
Edité par
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN 10 : 1516911938
ISBN 13 : 9781516911936
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Paperback
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. Quirky, surreal, darkly comedic and profoundly tragic. A collection of 46 very short stories.Consuela has her hands amputated to help her to diet. Romana discovers the real value of true love. Elizabeth Merryheart lets her hair down. This is Neil Barclay's first collection of flash fiction stories. These stories reflect life's eternal struggle with issues such as love, self-doubt, success, failure, joy, sadness, victory, defeat, jealousy and depression. Most contain a wry, comic twist, whilst others leave little to the imagination. Some of these stories may make you smile; others may stir up quite conflicting emotions. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781516911936
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