Relief

by Anna Taylor

Effortlessly blending dark humor with unnerving situations, this collection of stories addresses a variety of entertaining scenarios with warmth and subtlety. From a story about a little girl out of her depth in a friendship with an adult neighbor to an armed intruder thwarted by a bee and from a tale about a woman determined to believe in her brother’s goodness under the shadow of accusation to a story about a Christmas dinner guest who will eat only peas, these works describe surreal, sometimes menacing situations that are equally original and funny.

Genres: Short Stories

221 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2010

Reviews

[Jen]

Beautiful, haunting, off-kilter, & funny windows on everyday life. A gem.