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Summer Shorts [Kindle Edition]

Rosen Trevithick , David Wailing , Daphne Coleridge , Cecilia Peartree , Lynda Wilcox , Lou Wellman
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Six short fiction stories which explore the light and dark sides of summer.

Fatal Error by Lynda Wilcox
After a near-fatal car crash, Ann Nesbitt decides to recuperate in Beachcombe, a place she hasn't visited in twenty years. The village has changed in that time, and so has Ann, but as the memories come rushing back, evoked by the looming bulk of Haddon Head, Ann faces a stark choice and the ghost of her past.

Nineteen Seventy-Steve by David Wailing
Steve’s summer is the best! He’s going to remember it forever. But can you remember anything without becoming part of the memory?

A Royal Mess by Rosen Trevithick
Dee Whittaker and her estranged husband Gareth, are destined to become a crime fighting double act.
However, it’s the calm before the storm. With her marriage still holding together, Dee dips her toes into the world of indie publishing. She joins a forum, unaware that the very people she asks for help, will eventually send her life spiralling out of control, landing her in mortal danger.
She asks for feedback on a blurb for her short story, ‘A Royal Mess’, and finds herself flummoxed by the forum members’ responses. Should she really set her comedy about a royal-wedding-themed-best-dressed competition, in Baghdad during 9-11, or are the other writers completely insane?

Holiday from Hell by Cecilia Peartree
Everyone needs a holiday. But there are some who just can’t leave their day job behind when they go away. Explore the devastating effects this can have in a short story by mystery writer Cecilia Peartree.

The Camping Trip by Daphne Coleridge
A camping story: whilst a dog can be man's best friend, friends can become jealous...

Thirstigo by Lou Wellman
A dysfunctional family take a day trip to a remote nature reserve with a dark history. Will a combination of searing heat, marital tension, paranoia and the supernatural be too hot to handle in this black comedy horror.

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 251 KB
  • Print Length: 92 pages
  • Publisher: KUF Publishing; 1 edition (20 July 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B008NPJNOS
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Not Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #214,271 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Thirstigo - very funny, dark humour 25 July 2012
By Jo
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A great collection of short stories, but Thirsitgo was my personal favourite; reading about the family any of us may know or are even part of, provoked a wide range of feelings for such a short story. It has it all, it's funny, wicked, dark, mysterious and gruesome! It also made me feel very thirsty!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Some of my favourite authors 23 July 2012
By Joo (in UK) TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
This anthology from kuforum authors is a collection of summer stories.
As with any group of authors / short stories, some will be favoured more than others.
Since most of these authors are in my top 10 favourite indie authors I rate this book very highly.
Even the story themes I didn't like so much were very well written.
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This is a neat little collection of stories, some of which I enjoyed better than others. One advantage of a short story collection like this is it acts as a taster for several different authors.

Nineteen Seventy Steve was reminiscent of a Ray Bradbury story though I can't recall the title of the story it reminded me of... one where a dog brought the scents of outside to a sick boy. David Wailing's short story is very different, so perhaps it's just that David shares the ability to bring to mind the thoughts and feelings of a boy.

Thirstigo was very good, though I'm not a fan of horror.

I will be reading more of these authors because their books are in my TBR pile on my Kindle. Lynda Wilcox's Strictly Murder has been boosted to the top of the pile after reading this collection.
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