Short Stories
By The Bookshop on the Green
By The Bookshop on the Green
Customers have been asking for more short stories since lockdown. This is our pick of the best....
Intimacies: Winner of the 2021 BBC National Short Story Award
Lucy Caldwell
£12.99Intimacies is a poignant and beautifully measured collection that unflinchingly examines the lives of women and mothers in today’s world. Caldwell’s writing is efficient and understated, yet packs an emotional punch that will stay with you long after the final story. Reviewed by Peter Simmonds - The Bookshop on the Green
The Complete Short Stories: Volume One
Roald Dahl
£14.99 £14.24This volume contains the short story constantly named in the "Best Short Story" lists: "Lamb to the Slaughter". Brilliant.
The Best American Short Stories 2020
Curtis Sittenfeld and Heidi Pitlor
£13.00 £12.35Edited by Curtis Snitterfeld, whose own novel "Rodham" which charts an alternative life for Hilary Clinton, has had everyone talking this summer.
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020
Jack Houston, Caleb Azumah Nelson, et al.
£7.99 £7.59You'll recognise some up-and-coming names here, including that of Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of "Open Water"
