Voices: An Open Door Book of Stories

by Patricia Scanlan (Editor)

The Open Door anthology brings together a collection of short stories by some of Ireland's greatest writers, all of which are written and crafted specifically for the emerging adult reader. 

Featuring writing from Graham Norton, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Blindboy Boatclub, Donal Ryan, Sheila O'Flanagan, Roddy Doyle, Patrick Freyne, Carlo Gébler, Ciara Geraghty, Colm O'Regan, Deirdre Purcell, Dermot Bolger, Emily Hourican, Louise Kennedy, Martina Devlin, Melatu Uche Okorie, Nuala O'Connor, Patricia Scanlan, Paul Perry, Rachael English, Roisin O'Donnell, Ruth Gilligan, Sinead Crowley, Sinead Moriarty, Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Yan Ge and Marita Conlon-McKenna.

Genres: Short Stories

158 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 8, 2020

About the author

Patricia Scanlan was born in Dublin, where she still lives. Her #1 bestsellers include Apartment 3B; Finishing Touches; Foreign Affairs; Promises, Promises; Mirror, Mirror; City Girl; City Woman; City Lives; and Francesca’s Party. She has sold millions of books worldwide and is translated into many languages. Patricia is the series editor and a contributing author to the award winning Open Door literacy series, which she developed for adult literacy.

Reviews

[Joseph Whelan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really enjoyable book. It contains a wide range of excellent short stories from some of Ireland's top authors. The book is ideal for anyone looking to improve their reading skills but it is also suitable for experienced readers who enjoy the short story genre.

[Nešo Shonery · Rating 3 out of 5]

Zbirka priča irskih manje poznatih (i nepoznatih) pisaca. A pošto sam uz Petru na čelu Nijansi, koje takođe pružaju šansu i poznatim i nepoznatim piscima, rado sam uzeo ovu knjigu u ruke. Tridesetak pisaca, kratke priče, mahom inspirisane koronom. Ima ih boljih i lošijih, mahom su drame i slično, ali sve u svemu dobra je zbirka.

[Nicola Whelan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This collection of short stories written by various authors and edited by Patricia Scanlan was quite entertaining. The different writing styles of the authors was informative. I thought the last story was a bit different from the others but I presume it was because the family were used to different cultures and customs than us western women!

[Axe Mungersdorf · Rating 3 out of 5]

some good short stories, some not so good

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this a lot. My favourite was cutting grass.

[Niamh Ennis · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a lovely, complex and varied collection of stories written in plain English with no unnecessary long passages. Mostly sad and realism, with some non fiction, dystopian and other genres. Would have liked more upbeat stories but these are Irish writers haha and that's taste not quality of the work.