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A Quiet Afternoon in the Museum of Torture [Kindle Edition]

Catherine Czerkawska (Author)
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This is a trio of short stories about several different kinds of love.
In the title story, A Quiet Afternoon in the Museum of Torture, Ros and Davy, holidaying in Tuscany with their new baby, confront the disturbing emotional realities of parenthood.
In The Butterfly Bowl, Debbie inherits a precious object, falls in love and is faced with an impossible choice.
Breathe is a slightly quirky celebration of an unsung Yorkshire life, and an exploration of the power of memory.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 122 KB
  • Print Length: 33 pages
  • Publisher: Wordarts; 1 edition (25 July 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B005EMUK68
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #94,998 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
A Perfect Trio 29 July 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
Here are three gems of the genre - short stories written by someone in total control of the medium and which show that a story's length is no measure of its depth and resonance. Their characters are real and compelling and sketched with deft, understated touches. They live in settings and atmospheres which emerge gently from and also influence their interactions. The theme that unites the stories is love, but in a much more subtle way than simply calling them `love stories' would suggest. They're very different, but they're all intelligent, sensitive, very readable and leave you with a sense that their implications stretch beyond the stories themselves. I particularly liked the beautiful object which is the title and narrative focus of the second story - The Butterfly Bowl. As an object, it's a masterpiece (I want one), but its impact as an image and a symbol of fragility, transience, beauty, nostalgia is equally powerful. It belongs in a dimension beyond the common everyday one we live in. This is how short stories should be written.
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By ElaineG
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I have loved everything that I have read by Catherine Czerkawska so far! This is a collection of three short stories. The first - A Quiet Afternoon In The Museum Of Torture is my favourite of the three - all parents reading it will recognise those irrational feelings of fear that you get with a new baby - how even, say, watching a horror film will make you terrified that something is going to happen to your baby. The second story - The Beautiful Bowl - is a lovely little tale with a "magical" bowl at the centre of it, and if only I could buy a bowl like that I would! Thirdly, Breathe is a trip down memory lane with an ageing aunt. All three stories are beautifully written and extremely perceptive - Catherine Czerkawska never disappoints!
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I was inspired by Catherine's writing in 'Bird of Passage', a beautiful novel which still lingers in my thoughts. This title was my quest for a second helping and I wasn't disappointed. Three perfectly crafted short stories, each one a gem in itself.
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