Wooden Hill

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Lingvo: English

Eldonita je 12-a de novembro 2018 de Unknown Publisher.

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978-1-9998960-5-8
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As we climb the wooden hill to bed each night we trace our life's journey from birth, then each step toward death, the final sleep. This collection of short stories, by Jamie Guiney, explores what it is to be human at every stage of life, from the imminence of a new birth in We Knew You Before You Were Born', through to adolescence and the camaraderie of youthful friendships as portrayed inSam Watson & The Penny World Cup'. Ultimately, all of our lives stride towards old age and the certainty of death, as poignantly evoked in the title story, `The Wooden Hill'.

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recenzis Wooden Hill de Jamie Guiney

An accomplished collection

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The Wooden Hill is the last in this debut collection of eighteen accomplished short stories by Northern Irish author, Jamie Guiney. I loved that the stories are ordered to follow the span of life with the very first tale being about a newborn baby and the last focusing on old age. I think my favourite story is Summer Stones which depicts how quickly a person's work and dreams can be shattered by the thoughtless actions of other people.

Guiney has a wonderful talent for capturing people's essence and for concisely depicting each scene. I could easily envisage how each story played out and frequently felt quite nostalgic for my own youth and childhood. The sweet display in The Penny World Cup is exactly as I remember, even down to the time wasting business of choosing individual sweets to make up to the value of my weekly pocket money! I did …

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  • English literature