The Mahogany Box: Short Stories

by Helen Lismore Cooke

An antique shop with a deadly secret. Outcasts running for their lives. Bruised women learning to love. Dive headfirst into an intriguing collection of short stories written by Helen Lismore Cooke, where reality takes one surprising turn after another. From a sleepy, nineteenth-century village where appearances are everything to an eerie antique shop run by a charming man and his doting mother, Cooke explores the lengths people go to protect themselves and their loved ones; but at what cost? As a strange man haunts a new mother and a job interview leads to a woman’s self-discovery, no emotion is left unturned throughout this thoughtful debut. So, step inside Octavia’s Antiques, board a boat from India to England, and treasure the mahogany box above all else. You never know just when your life will change…

67 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 25, 2020

Reviews

[Michele Quirke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book of short stories. It was perfect for reading in the evenings before bed. They weren't light reads, most of them had darker undertones, but they were so good!! My absolute favorite of them all was Wild Roses. If you like short stories than I definitely recommend you check out The Mahogany Box!

[Abby Mabil · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t want the stories to end

What a wonderful collection of short stories! I couldn’t put the book down. I’d love to know what happened with some of the characters.
I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it

[Lindsay · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing book and set of short stories, the last one though The mahogany box ripped me a new one told in short bits you get to see each side of Alex and Kay felt that one