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Short Stories #1-6
Stories from the Heart
Six powerful, gripping short stories from bestselling author, Amanda Prowse.
Collection includes:
Something Quite Beautiful
The Game
Ten Pound Ticket
Imogen's Baby
Miss Potterton's Birthday Tea
A Christmas Wish.
Susie has just arrived in Australia. She is clutching a newborn baby, but she has no wedding ring on her left hand. With no money, and no hope, how can she turn her life around?
Gemma Peters, a happy-go-lucky teenager has disappeared without trace. Where has she gone? Why has she been lying to her family? And, most importantly, will she ever come home?
Twenty-four-year-old Imogen longs for a baby. She knows it's hard to raise a child alone, but Imogen is also blind. Can she overcome life's challenges and have the baby she longs for?
Funny, heart-warming and moving, these six short stories are the perfect excuse for a bit of me-time.
466 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2017
90 people are currently reading
110 people want to read
About the author
Amanda Prowse
84 books1,976 followersPrevious Book: 'Swimming to Lundy', published th August 2024'.
Latest Book: 'This One Life', published 7th January 2025.
Next Book: 'Ever After' published 7th August 2025.
Amanda Prowse is an International Bestselling author whose thirty-two novels, two non-fiction titles and ten novellas have been published in dozens of languages around the world. Published by Lake Union, Amanda is the most prolific writer of bestselling contemporary fiction in the UK today; her titles also consistently score the highest online review approval ratings across several genres. Her books, including the chart topping No.1 titles 'What Have I Done?', 'Perfect Daughter', 'My Husband's Wife', 'The Girl in the Corner' and ‘The Things I Know’ have sold millions of copies across the globe.
A popular TV and radio personality, Amanda has appeared on numerous shows where her views on family and social issues strike a chord with viewers. She also makes countless guest appearances on BBC national and independent Radio stations including LBC, Times Radio and Talk FM, where she is well known for her insightful observations and her infectious humour. Described by the Daily Mail as ‘The queen of family drama’ Amanda’s novel, 'A Mother's Story' won the coveted Sainsbury's eBook of the year Award and she has had two books selected as World Book Night titles, 'Perfect Daughter' in 2016 and 'The Boy Between' in 2022.
Amanda is a huge supporter of libraries and having become a proud ambassador for The Reading Agency, works tirelessly to promote reading, especially in disadvantaged areas. Amanda's ambition is to create stories that keep people from turning the bedside lamp off at night, great characters that ensure you take every step with them and tales that fill your head so you can't possibly read another book until the memory fades...
Praise for Amanda Prowse:
'A powerful and emotional work of fiction' - Piers Morgan
'Deeply moving and emotional, Amanda Prowse handles her explosive subjects with delicate skill' - Daily Mail
'Uplifting and positive, but you will still need a box of tissues' - Hello!
'A gut-wrenching and absolutely brilliant read' - The Irish Sun
'You'll fall in love with this...' - Cosmopolitan
'Deeply moving and eye opening. Powerful and emotional drama that packs a real punch.' - Heat
'Magical' - Now magazine
Latest Book: 'This One Life', published 7th January 2025.
Next Book: 'Ever After' published 7th August 2025.
Amanda Prowse is an International Bestselling author whose thirty-two novels, two non-fiction titles and ten novellas have been published in dozens of languages around the world. Published by Lake Union, Amanda is the most prolific writer of bestselling contemporary fiction in the UK today; her titles also consistently score the highest online review approval ratings across several genres. Her books, including the chart topping No.1 titles 'What Have I Done?', 'Perfect Daughter', 'My Husband's Wife', 'The Girl in the Corner' and ‘The Things I Know’ have sold millions of copies across the globe.
A popular TV and radio personality, Amanda has appeared on numerous shows where her views on family and social issues strike a chord with viewers. She also makes countless guest appearances on BBC national and independent Radio stations including LBC, Times Radio and Talk FM, where she is well known for her insightful observations and her infectious humour. Described by the Daily Mail as ‘The queen of family drama’ Amanda’s novel, 'A Mother's Story' won the coveted Sainsbury's eBook of the year Award and she has had two books selected as World Book Night titles, 'Perfect Daughter' in 2016 and 'The Boy Between' in 2022.
Amanda is a huge supporter of libraries and having become a proud ambassador for The Reading Agency, works tirelessly to promote reading, especially in disadvantaged areas. Amanda's ambition is to create stories that keep people from turning the bedside lamp off at night, great characters that ensure you take every step with them and tales that fill your head so you can't possibly read another book until the memory fades...
Praise for Amanda Prowse:
'A powerful and emotional work of fiction' - Piers Morgan
'Deeply moving and emotional, Amanda Prowse handles her explosive subjects with delicate skill' - Daily Mail
'Uplifting and positive, but you will still need a box of tissues' - Hello!
'A gut-wrenching and absolutely brilliant read' - The Irish Sun
'You'll fall in love with this...' - Cosmopolitan
'Deeply moving and eye opening. Powerful and emotional drama that packs a real punch.' - Heat
'Magical' - Now magazine
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April 26, 2023Thank you to NetGalley for free access to the audiobook of Something Quite Beautiful by Amanda Prowse in exchange for an honest review.
'Something Quite Beautiful' is a collection of six short stories previously published under the title 'Stories from the Heart'. Unfortunately, I had to DNF this audiobook around the 22% mark. The titular story is the first, and it dealt with quite heavy topics and I didn't enjoy the darkness of the setting. I couldn't connect to the storyline or the characters. The second short story simply didn't hold my attention, so I decided to opt out of finishing the book.
I have found that British narrators are quite hard for me to listen to at times, given that their tone and volume does not fluctuate much. The way of speaking, though quite elegant, takes away from the experience of listening to an audiobook, as I don't feel that I can accurately follow the emotions that are being portrayed on the page.
'Something Quite Beautiful' is a collection of six short stories previously published under the title 'Stories from the Heart'. Unfortunately, I had to DNF this audiobook around the 22% mark. The titular story is the first, and it dealt with quite heavy topics and I didn't enjoy the darkness of the setting. I couldn't connect to the storyline or the characters. The second short story simply didn't hold my attention, so I decided to opt out of finishing the book.
I have found that British narrators are quite hard for me to listen to at times, given that their tone and volume does not fluctuate much. The way of speaking, though quite elegant, takes away from the experience of listening to an audiobook, as I don't feel that I can accurately follow the emotions that are being portrayed on the page.
November 28, 2018
Beautiful story telling
I really enjoyed this collection of short stories each one had wonderful characters who you can identify with and make you want to keep reading it was really lovely revisiting Poppy Day and her family a real treat and a beautiful story love Amanda's story telling another 5star review from me
I really enjoyed this collection of short stories each one had wonderful characters who you can identify with and make you want to keep reading it was really lovely revisiting Poppy Day and her family a real treat and a beautiful story love Amanda's story telling another 5star review from me
February 22, 2018
Great collection of short stories
Got through this one in no time
Love Amanda process reads, this one especially as the collection was nice and varied.
Got through this one in no time
Love Amanda process reads, this one especially as the collection was nice and varied.
June 21, 2018
Excellent
Love reading amandas book, she a great writer, her books make me laugh,cry, and not able to put down. Awaiting new releases.
Love reading amandas book, she a great writer, her books make me laugh,cry, and not able to put down. Awaiting new releases.
December 13, 2018
Excellent as with all Amanda's work.
May 21, 2021
A true page turner!
Interesting characters and storylines that are interesting but still reflect real life. Some are joyful, some are tear jerkers. Truly a brilliant read.
Interesting characters and storylines that are interesting but still reflect real life. Some are joyful, some are tear jerkers. Truly a brilliant read.
August 2, 2022
I enjoyed every one of these stories. Beautifully written.
March 1, 2025
A rather odd collection of stories with rather odd endings I found.
January 30, 2019
A beautiful set of short stories from a favourite author of mine!
Great to dip in to when you can't commit to a longer book, but want something that will give you that tingle.
Great to dip in to when you can't commit to a longer book, but want something that will give you that tingle.
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