Watching the Wheels
by Stephen Anthony Brotherton
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Pub Date Feb 28 2023 | Archive Date Mar 06 2023
The Book Guild | Book Guild Publishing
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Description
Exposed. Vulnerable. Isolated.
A collection of short stories – a killer created from abuse, a teenager in search of answers from his older brother who committed suicide ten years earlier, a woman trapped in a persistent vegetative state, a ghost hunter afraid of ghosts, a bullied police officer, a man in a care home wanting a great adventure, and other fractured human beings looking for answers, trying to survive.
What would you do in their place?
A Note From the Publisher
Advance Praise
Praise for Fractures, Dreams and Second Chances:
"This book is brilliant, I can’t put it down! It’s brought back so many memories of the areas I grew up in and I’m fascinated by the story of Jo-Jo and Freddie and the way it goes back in time and then comes back to the present day. It’s fabulous - can’t wait to get hold of anything else [Stephen Anthony Brotherton] writes." - Amazon review
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781915853196 |
| PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
| PAGES | 224 |
Featured Reviews
Robin P, Reviewer
Short story writing seems to be a dying art. Since the collapse of the pulp magazines in the late 1950s the outlets for publication have continued to shrink. Now, this extraordinary collection rises like a phoenix from the ashes. Its author, Stephen Anthony Brotherton, somehow manages to combine all the things I like about the short stories of Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas Hardy and Roald Dahl.
These are stories short in stature but giant in content. Many of the stories have endings leaving one demanding "What happened next?" There's gritty realism with characters put under a microscope which is all revealing. This is storytelling at its most perfect.
Edna G, Reviewer
Watching the Wheels
by Stephen Anthony Brotherton
DANG. This was a tough book for me to keep up with. Oh, how I tried. Jo-Jo is popular .as is Paul in a nursing home. Just way over my head or maybe just not one for me. There was a huge bucket of people to keep up with.
Ann S, Reviewer
A brilliant collection of short stories, each one leaving you wanting to know more. This book gives a thought provoking insight into the lives of some wonderfully interesting characters. My favourite character is definitely Rhoda, and her spirt for living life. Favourite stories include Black Shadow, Invisible Game and Coats for Goalposts. Highlight recommended and looking forward to the next collection.
Charleigh R, Reviewer
I was so intrigued by the premise of this book, and I wasn’t disappointed. This was a brilliant short story collection that took me outside my comfort zone. The author focused each story on the darker side of society and pushed me to think in abstract ways about what it would be like to be in the characters shoes. The characters themselves were well developed, and I cared about what happened to them in the end, despite how short the stories were. This was a book I really enjoyed, and I’ll be checking out more work from this author. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and publisher, for a chance to read and review this book.
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