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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Little Washer of Sorrows: and Other Storiesdi Katherine Fawcett
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The Little Washer of Sorrows is a collection of short stories that explores what happens when the expected and usual are replaced with elements of the rare and strange. The book's emotional impact is created with strong, richly drawn characters facing universal issues in unusual settings. The collection is both dark and comical with engaging plot twists and elements of the macabre as characters attempt to cope with high-stakes melodramas that drift further out of their control. The collection's opening story "Captcha" begins with a perfect wife - mathematical genius and Kokanee beer model Margo - sending her husband Pete off to work before setting about her household chores. When she finds Pete's filing cabinet unlocked, curiosity gets the best of her and she makes a life-changing discovery. The oddity increases in "Johnny Longsword's Third Option" where a male stripper sits impatiently in a mysterious waiting room reflecting on his life as the by-the-books gatekeeper tests his patience. In the title story, Greg is convinced that the assistant estate manager at a bankruptcy office, green-eyed Fiona, is an Irish banshee. Could she be a mythological fairy who has appeared as a prophet of doom, washing the dirty laundry of a person whose demise is approaching? The threat of something sinister lingers beneath the surface in many of Fawcett's stories, as she explores the messy "what ifs?" of life and the ever-present paradox of free will. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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This book is a compilation of many funny stories. This world of fiction is written in such a way that you do not see the ending of each story coming. I loved not knowing what was going to happen, and seeing the hilarious spin Katherine Fawcett puts on these funny stories.
Some of these stories are better than others, but they all left me feeling amused and impressed. Quite often it is easy to see an ending coming, but Katherine took me by surprise every time. Even when I thought I guessed the least likely scenario to happen, this wonderful author managed to twist the ending in a completely different angle.
This playful book was fabulous. I can't think up one negative thing about this book. Each story is just the perfect length and doesn't seem to be lacking any information. These stories also aren't to long - they are the perfect length to keep the reader interested.
The stories do not seem to connect, so if you want to skip around the different stories you can.
I would definitely suggest this book to others! Especially to those who want a good, comedic read that doesn't need much commitment!
Five out of five stars!
I received this book for free through Goodreads First Reads. ( )