Boundaries: The Larder Collective

by Annie Friedlein, Jamie Bolt, Amelia Butterly

Edited by Costa Prize-nominated novelist Simon Wroe, these mesmerising short stories from the Larder Collective conjure a world that is illuminating and murky, sexy and terrifying, bizarre and yet uncomfortably familiar. A bullied woman finds strength on a walking crusade through London, a celebrity chef raises hell in the gastronomic capitals of Europe, a couple on a California road trip find the limits of their relationship, a Victorian artist’s muse prepares a last performance, a girl narrates her death from beyond the grave, a man gets a second chance after a failed love, a father lashes out in a hospital ER, a woman learns from painful mistakes, and a huckster scams his way around 18th-century Italy. Each story is a vivid reminder that the boundaries of life can materialise and fade for each of us in surprising ways, and that no matter how hard we try, we’re never truly settled in one place. ‘…I see them sinking, their dresses billowing like multi-coloured jellyfish, bubbles of air fluttering to the surface from amongst the folds…’

74 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 26, 2021