| Author: | Shane Joseph | ISBN: | 9781927882399 |
| Publisher: | Blue Denim Press Inc | Publication: | October 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Shane Joseph |
| ISBN: | 9781927882399 |
| Publisher: | Blue Denim Press Inc |
| Publication: | October 1, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Greed, desire, ambition, loss, illness, death, and the driving quest to find purpose in a meaningless world.—this literary collection tempts your palate with a multitude of themes and subjects, each more daring than the last. The characters in these 13 stories are wading through no man's land, wanting to escape, but first needing to complete their personal journeys through limbo.
Opening with “Waiting for the Train,” in which a young girl and a forgotten writer contemplate suicide, and closing with “The Long Road Back”, wherein a woman uses tantric sex to heal the men in her life, the stories encompass all aspects of life without holding back.
Nothing is off-limits: Joseph draws a picture of life in the raw and deals with tough topics in an honest and naked way.
Reviews
"13 is an auspicious number for this collection of short stories by author Shane Joseph. The number ‘13’ conjures up feelings of foreboding and unease, which is exactly what Joseph, delivers in this assembly of stories." - Catherine Gissing, from her review in the Book review Literary Trust of India
"It's rare to find a collection of short stories where each of the tales leave their mark. Joseph has used the world of limbo, being at odds with one's life path, to weave this stories into quick, live alone pieces. Each one completely different and yet hauntingly similar in scope. " KJ Mullins in newz4u.ca
Greed, desire, ambition, loss, illness, death, and the driving quest to find purpose in a meaningless world.—this literary collection tempts your palate with a multitude of themes and subjects, each more daring than the last. The characters in these 13 stories are wading through no man's land, wanting to escape, but first needing to complete their personal journeys through limbo.
Opening with “Waiting for the Train,” in which a young girl and a forgotten writer contemplate suicide, and closing with “The Long Road Back”, wherein a woman uses tantric sex to heal the men in her life, the stories encompass all aspects of life without holding back.
Nothing is off-limits: Joseph draws a picture of life in the raw and deals with tough topics in an honest and naked way.
Reviews
"13 is an auspicious number for this collection of short stories by author Shane Joseph. The number ‘13’ conjures up feelings of foreboding and unease, which is exactly what Joseph, delivers in this assembly of stories." - Catherine Gissing, from her review in the Book review Literary Trust of India
"It's rare to find a collection of short stories where each of the tales leave their mark. Joseph has used the world of limbo, being at odds with one's life path, to weave this stories into quick, live alone pieces. Each one completely different and yet hauntingly similar in scope. " KJ Mullins in newz4u.ca
