'The Clock in My Mother's House' …
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| What a great cover ... |
... my own mother had a clock that I will now forever think about as I remember this story by Annalisa …
The dictating clock – an apposite quote:
'One of the greatest mysteries of the Universe is time. Time is enigmatic, a dimension that doesn’t quite behave like the three geometric ones. A particularly strange fact about time is that people can experience it differently.'
Two Cornish people should connect shouldn't they … I do – albeit I've never lived there – I most definitely relate to my mother's county … so here's another mother connection … which Annalisa feels run through all these stories: her dedication to her mother …
For Mum, for the laughter, and for the inspiration …
Here we find ten stories, of varying lengths, from Annalisa – all published, shortlisted, or longlisted on a range of competition sites …
She is an accomplished author … and don't we learn from all the stories and posts we read by our authorial-blogging friends …
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| Annalisa at the Costa Awards, 2016 |
… our outlooks become less blinkered – we learn about others' lives, we have a chance to expand our educative horizons …
… and if we're from the same county – we can each relate to the different content we read, as I know I do with Annalisa's tales … my imagination has grown.
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| Her book is now OUT ... I hope you enjoy it - I did! - for links see below |
For Amazon UK click here
And for Amazon US click here
"Crawford is a skilful short story writer. In this collection, melding mundane life with the fantastical, she deftly explores the internal worlds of her characters, creating a haunting and frequently wistful collection of short stories that will possess the reader’s imagination long after the last page has been turned." - J.S Watts
Here's the link to all the retailers stocking the release of 'The Clock in my Mother's House' - officially due out 10th January, 2023 ... yet Amazon has already posted!
My post on Annalisa's 2021 publication Small Forgotten Moments
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| Annalisa's collections - her dark contemporary fiction with a hint of paranormal |
Hilary Melton-Butcher
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