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A Modern Life

A Modern Life

A Modern Life

Jane Turley

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Editorial:
Sweet and Salty Books
Año de edición:
2014
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Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9780992875435
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A Modern Life is a collection of thirteen short stories for time-pressed readers. A reflection on the challenges of living in the twenty-first century, A Modern Life covers a multitude of contemporary themes and styles and are categorised as 'sweet' for the lighter stories, 'salty' for the serious ones and 'sweet and salty' for those with a mixture of humour and pathos. The collection opens with five humorous stories all featuring strong elements of slapstick comedy. The introductory story 'Pork Chops and Promiscuity,' a tale of lesbian lust, sets the precedent for the remaining four comedic tales of office life, male striptease, amateur sleuthing and graveyard frolics. The following 'salty' stories include tales of marriage, murder, suicide, child abduction, war, corruption and death. The collection ends with the 'sweet and salty' story 'Fantasia', set in the near future when Walt Disney awakes from cryogenic suspension to discover the world is not quite as he expected. A Modern Life is a diverse compilation of stories for readers who like to be thoroughly entertained with original comedy and thought-provoking contemporary drama.

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