“Now I know what a ghost is. Unfinished business, that’s what.” Salman Rushdie “The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.” Stephen King This book of 5 short stories is a surprise. Yes, each story has a ghost, who appears at Christmas, but they are not horrifying. The protagonist may feel fearContinue reading “The Christmas Ghosts by G. Lawrence #RBRT #BookReview”
Category Archives: Short stories
Goddess of the Rainbow by Patrick Brigham #FridayReads #BookReview
Goddess of the Rainbow gives, in 16 chapters, the interconnected stories of the community of a small town in Northern Greece when constant rain threatens imminent flooding. The goddess of the title takes the form of Iris, a DHL courier, who like her namesake is a messenger. The other inhabitants of Orestiada include anContinue reading “Goddess of the Rainbow by Patrick Brigham #FridayReads #BookReview”
Patient Zero: Short stories from the Project Renova series by Terry Tyler #NewRelease
The short stories in Patient Zero are part of Terry Tyler’s Project Renova series. They add to the two books “Tipping Point” and “Lindisfarne” but they can successfully be read without knowledge of, or before reading one or both of the novels. A deadly virus, nicknamed Bat Fever has appeared in 2024. Despite vaccinationContinue reading “Patient Zero: Short stories from the Project Renova series by Terry Tyler #NewRelease”
Silent Night by Wendy Clarke #RBRT #BookReview #Christmas
As a teenager I loved staying with my Gran in Scotland so that I could read her People’s Friend Annual. The stories had a feel-good theme which made me look forward to being one of the young women in the tales. A few years ago, my mother was passing on copies of the magazineContinue reading “Silent Night by Wendy Clarke #RBRT #BookReview #Christmas”
Lizanne lost in a good book 