Jenny on the Street
And Other Tales of Reverence and Revolution by a Very Young Man
by David Haldane
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Pub Date Jan 21 2021 | Archive Date Mar 15 2021
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Description
Literary Short Stories
"Dark and twisted a bit like Stephen King," is how one reader recently described "Jenny on the Street: And Other Tales of Reverence and Revolution by a Very Young Man."
A desperate young woman lost on the drug-infested streets of London, an insane revolutionary holding the devil in a jar, an indifferent truck driver forced to run over cats and a reverent grandmother looking for God in a rock. All of them are among the unforgettable characters inhabiting these 13 short stories set amidst the magic, majesty, mystery, and mayhem of the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was a surreal era of extreme idealism, exaggerated exuberance, ferocious fearlessness, and foolish folly. A period in which the scent of change permeated every tree, town, and tent. A time, in other words, much like our own.
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ISBN | 9781684336425 |
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Featured Reviews
A short read that includes some very good stories. I like anthologies and short stories, and enjoyed this, even though they are pretty dark. There's a nice variety here and shows the author's talent quite nicely.
I really appreciate the review copy!!
<b>Enjoyable and moreish</b>
The length of time taken read the book was because I did not allow myself more than one story at a time otherwise I run the risk of having a whole jumble. Usually when I make myself only sip at a book rather than take gulps, I loose interest and I have many short story collections started but still hoping that I get back to them. This collection did not have to hope, I kept going back.
Haldane's collection made me think but it also made me feel. I felt sadness, raised eyebrow moments, queasiness, compassion, loneliness, curious. He is able to get to the particular nugget he wants us to see in a story without getting lost in the flotsam. He presents and leaves and then let's me feel and think.
<i>An ARC gently given by author/publishers via Netgalley.</i>
I found these stories to be overall well written and found it astonishing that they just were put aside for all of this time and now published. I think the author has a knack for finding those small niggling things and bringing them into the forefront of a story to break them apart. I found the time period to be well written and loved the observational style and prose of these stories. Thanks for the ARC, NetGalley.
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