Jack Messenger

Four American Tales (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Four American Tales describes a world of hopes and fears on the far side of the American Dream, in a quartet of evocative stories about love and loss, struggle and ambition from the 1950s to the present day. 'Wichega' is an atmospheric tale of childhood's dreams and nightmares: when Sweet Pea and her family move far away, is it really because her father has quit the Navy, or is there something else going on - something to do with his new Oldsmobile and the monster that lives in the pond out by the highway? 'A Hundred Ways to Live' follows Nadine and Earle outside the Law as they travel across the desert in search of the stolen money they hope will give them a new life. 'Ballbusters on Parade' is an unconventional parable of work in the sex industry: Mike is persuaded by his girlfriend Yolanda to apply for a screen test. Success, however, leads him in unexpected directions. 'Uncle Mort' tells how a bequest gives rise to unforeseen problems. Helen and Thomas are successful and happy New Yorkers. News of her uncle's death opens up the past and suddenly everything becomes uncertain - marriage, identity and what to do with a tumbledown house that no one wants. All four stories feature great female characters, powerful writing and intriguing storylines - stories in which things happen and people change. And there's a link to a bonus story!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Greyhound Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781524204211
• Artikelnr.: 44774214

Autorenporträt

I've spent my entire life surrounded by books: I became an avid reader as a child and have never stopped since! It was a natural step to a career in publishing, where I've worked full time for major publishers as an editor and project manager. However, for most of my working life I've been an independent editor and writer. My editing skills have brought me into close working relationships with literally thousands of authors across many genres and subjects - from children's picture books to cutting-edge academic scholarship and most points in between.

I've written non-fiction for mainstream publishers, as well as for organizations in the not-for-profit sector. Putting my skills to work for good causes has been a particular satisfaction for me.

For some years, I've been involved in exciting new projects: writing contemporary fiction. I am a founder member of my fiction critique group and currently a submissions reader for an online literary magazine. I've been privileged to review some fine work and, sadly, noted the common errors that independent authors make time and again.

Why do I write?

Do you know that feeling when you are too busy with life really just to talk to your loved ones, to connect? Have you ever made a big mistake and had to deal with the consequences, not just for you, but for the people you care about as well? Do you sometimes look at your life and wonder where it's going and what have you really accomplished?

These are the things I write about. My fiction is about people: the mistakes they make; the things they do to live with themselves; how the world changes them. Sometimes I like to write about people on the wrong side of the law; sometimes I write about safe, respectable people who encounter life unexpectedly; sometimes my fiction is set in the United States or England or elsewhere; a lot of the time I like to write from a woman's perspective.

I try to write interesting stories in which things happen and people change. My first collection of short stories - Four American Tales - is out now.

I also have some novels that will be published after Four American Tales: look out for news updates on Take the Late Train and The Long Voyage Home.