The Art of Listening and Other Inspired Fictions

The Art of Listening and Other Inspired Fictions

C format original

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Publisher's Synopsis

Stories don't emerge out of thin air. They're inspired from what we see, what we hear and most importantly, what we experience. Sometimes they're funny, sometimes moving, often plain weird. All a writer has to do is - listen.

In this intriguing and occasionally surreal volume of novellas and shorter fiction, BAFTA-nominated screenwriter and acclaimed novelist Paul A. Mendelson explores with humour and pathos how our worlds make us so vulnerably human. 

A volunteer on a helpline hears a voice at the other end that changes her world forever...

A failing scriptwriter tries to sell his mad movie to a famous director by pretending it's the story of his life...

A proud Scotsman wakes up after a mild stroke to discover he has turned English...

A middle-aged man whose young father died before he was born meets his long lost parent in a dusty attic...

A husband leaves his wife forever - until he realises he has left his precious watch behind...

Book information

ISBN: 9781912881468
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Imprint: The Book Guild Publishing
Pub date:
Edition: C format original
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 200
Weight: 440g
Height: 141mm
Width: 217mm
Spine width: 24mm