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The Junction
20 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2024
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Alison Moore
94 books111 followers Born in Manchester in 1971, Alison Moore lives next but one to a sheep field in a village on the Leicestershire-Nottinghamshire border, with her husband Dan and son Arthur.
She is a member of Nottingham Writers’ Studio and an honorary lecturer in the School of English at Nottingham University.
In 2012 her novel The Lighthouse, the unsettling tale of a middle-aged man who embarks on a contemplative German walking holiday after the break-up of his marriage – only to find himself more alienated than ever, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize.
She is a member of Nottingham Writers’ Studio and an honorary lecturer in the School of English at Nottingham University.
In 2012 her novel The Lighthouse, the unsettling tale of a middle-aged man who embarks on a contemplative German walking holiday after the break-up of his marriage – only to find himself more alienated than ever, was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize.
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Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews
February 11, 2024
With a narrative balanced delicately where the sinister and the tender come together, there are more junctions in this book than simply the location of the accident that sets events in motion. Paul's life is at a junction as his relationship with his girlfriend has ended - a story hinted at but which I would happily sit down and read in full. Returning home, his mother awaits. Neville is, as we learn, at a junction of his own. When the two men meet, pushed together by chance circumstances (or are they?) it's genuinely unclear how things will go. I'm not sure whether we know a lot more by the end but the dance between them in the meantime, intricate, charged with meaning, in a seemingly otherwise empty bit of the English countryside, illuminates a lot about their lives.
Strongly recommended!
Strongly recommended!
July 30, 2024
Enjoyed this short story. It's interesting how we attribute fears to the ordinary, how simple kindness and acceptance can assume something threatening. There is a puzzle here, but it hinges on sadness and how men can struggle to deal with feelings. A thoughtful piece, the disquiet balanced by a knowing nod.
April 1, 2024
[Nightjar Press] (January 2024). SB. First Edition. 121/200. Signed. 20 Pages. Purchased from Nicholas Royle.
Alison Moore’s fifth Nightjar Press offering.
Subtle; there’s a continuous sense of apprehension.
The outcome’s strange, open-ended and uncomfortable.
There’s something of a Robert Aickman (“Hospice”) feel to this story.
Alison Moore’s fifth Nightjar Press offering.
Subtle; there’s a continuous sense of apprehension.
The outcome’s strange, open-ended and uncomfortable.
There’s something of a Robert Aickman (“Hospice”) feel to this story.
November 10, 2025
A really enjoyable read, really well written and extremely atmospheric. Subtly done while also being very gripping.
Very interesting ending, shocking yet still mysterious and almost anti-climactic.
Very interesting ending, shocking yet still mysterious and almost anti-climactic.
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