Knowing Home (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

The short story collection focuses on the daily struggles of men and womenacross decades as they try to go home, either to Nottingham, or that they are in Nottingham already and looking for solace or protection in theirhometown. The House and the Hairpin – This sinister short story follows a house sitter as he looks after a house that is very much alive even though he is struggling to stay alive after a diagnosis of terminal cancer.Heels and Ting – This story is set during the riots in Nottingham in the early 1980s. A young father has to make a decision between his beliefs and his family. As a dad, and a communist he sees the world through bigoted eyes and tries to raise his children to be like him. Last Days – A young Nottingham teenager tries to grow-up in the grips of a violent father. Her first kiss becomes her last as she makes a decision to leave her adolescent world behind.The Bride – This is a surreal tale of a bride who tries to commit suicide after being jilted at the altar. She yearns for a new life yet must first destroy her old self before evolving into the person she’s always wanted to be.The China Cat – Set in the 1950s, this story is seen through the eyes of a middle-aged woman reflecting on her family, brought together by a new-born sibling who changes her life more than she thought it would.