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100neHundred
- Author
- Laura Besley
- Narrator
- various
- Publisher
- Arachne Press
- Publish Date
- 13 May 2021
- Run Time
- 1 hour 36 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Short stories
What to expect
A man carries his girlfriend in the left-hand breast pocket of his shirt. During World War II, a young soldier searches the houses and barns of the families with whom he grew up. An astronaut wonders whether she can adapt to life back on earth.
In her second collection of short fiction, 100neHundred, Laura Besley explores a kaleidoscope of emotions through 100 stories of exactly 100 words.
So much of life is packed into these stories, precious moments and sad ones, humour and grief, gorgeous nuggets of hope and stinging barbs of hurt.
Ellie Hawkes
Laura has created beautiful snapshots, each one alive with precision and emotion. Each story excels in its originality, each one a complete tale, each carefully crafted without a word to spare.Bookbound
With this collection I soon lost track of how many 'wows' I was uttering.. Morgen Bailey
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Details
- Author
- Laura Besley
- Narrator
- various
- Duration
- 1 hour 36 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 May 2021
- ISBN
- 9781913665586
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Arachne Press
- Genre
- Short stories
Synopsis
A man carries his girlfriend in the left-hand breast pocket of his shirt. During World War II, a young soldier searches the houses and barns of the families with whom he grew up. An astronaut wonders whether she can adapt to life back on earth. In her second collection of short fiction, 100neHundred, Laura Besley explores a kaleidoscope of emotions through 100 stories of exactly 100 words. So much of life is packed into these stories, precious moments and sad ones, humour and grief, gorgeous nuggets of hope and stinging barbs of hurt. Ellie Hawkes Laura has created beautiful snapshots, each one alive with precision and emotion. Each story excels in its originality, each one a complete tale, each carefully crafted without a word to spare.Bookbound With this collection I soon lost track of how many 'wows' I was uttering.. Morgen Bailey
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