Ghosts, Resolution and Revenge: A Collection of Short Stories - Softcover

McGivney, V K

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0995788383 ISBN 13: 9780995788381

Publisher: Authors Reach, 2021

Synopsis

A Collection of varied and original Short Stories.A lost hat, a free lunch, a bullied schoolgirl, a piano that plays itself, an old man’s secret, a downtrodden wife’s revenge - these are some of the themes of the short stories in this rich and varied collection. The eleven tales in the anthology employ a mixture of humour, pathos, mystery and the supernatural to present a range of intriguing and challenging human situations. Some explore the decisions made by people at crisis moments in their life; others have plot twists and turns that the reader won’t see coming.

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About the Author

Veronica McGivney spent her childhood in a small seaside resort on the Isle of Wight where her mother ran a guest house for holidaymakers during the summer months. At school, her main claims to fame were producing irreverent caricatures of the teaching staff and persistent truanting. Despite this, after gaining a BA and a PhD at the University of Exeter, she went on to pursue a career in education, working at the Open University and the Universities of Sussex and Nairobi before becoming a principal research officer at The National Institute of Adult and Continuing Education. After years of writing academic books and reports, Veronica now enjoys the freedom of writing fiction - something she has wanted to do since earliest childhood. She is a multi-genre author who writes novels and short stories, some of which have been short-listed in British short story competitions. She lives in a leafy part of Brighton where as well as writing, she tries to find time for painting, reading, gardening and playing tennis.

Edition details

• Publisher: Authors Reach
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0995788383
• ISBN 13: 9780995788381
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 134