Kate has a safe, happy, ordinary existence. Or so she thinks. When her husband Jimmy goes missing she is forced to re-evaluate every aspect of her life, and must confront the past to find a future. Kate hasn't seen her mother, Laura, for 25 years, and she cannot seek solace from her estranged father. Can Una, her paternal grandmother, provide answers about those who have seemingly abandoned her, and help her come to terms with the loss of those she loves? As If I Were a River is the emotional story of three generations of women and the impact of their actions upon each other and themselves. It is a story of buried secrets, and of finding the courage to question the life you lead. Are we forever shaped by our past, or can we find redemption in making our own future?

As If I Were a River

Literature & Fiction

Saint, Amanda

Genre Fiction

Urbane Publications

The Ten Ways The Animals Will Save Us anthology contains 33 flash fictions from friends and fans of Retreat West, in a wonderfully wordy celebration of our ten year anniversary.\nA surreal trip to the zoo rebuilds a relationship. The heartbreak that comes with growing up changes a young girl forever. A woman with an unusual appetite holds a dark secret.\nRelationships old and new, diverging choices, things left behind and things yearned for are all explored in this vibrant collection of flash fiction.\nThrough reflections on the past, or meditations on the present, lose yourself in these extraordinary and often experimental takes on the theme of ‘ten’. 
Featuring stories from Amanda Saint, Gaynor Jones, Rosie Garland, Amy Barnes, Jude Higgins, Amanda Huggins, Michael Loveday, Reshma Ruia and many more.

Ten Ways the Animals Will Save Us: An anthology of flash fictions

Hills, Sara

Huggins, Amanda

Garland, Rosie

O`Brien, Tom

Jones, Gaynor

Morris, F.J.

Higgins, Jude

Loveday, Michael

Kaneen, Jan

Literary

Retreat West Books

These 20 stories are the winners in the 2017 Retreat West Short Story and Flash Fiction prizes. A woman ventures out into a marsh at night seeking answers about herself that she cannot find; a man enjoys the solitude when his wife goes away for a few days; two young women make a get rich quick plan; and a father longs for the daughter that has gone to teach English in Japan. These stories and more make up a wonderful collection looking at relationships of all kinds - the ones we have with ourselves, our lovers, our friends and our mothers. They are funny, poignant, sad and strange but all beautifully written and a fine example of the wonderful writers from all around the world that are creating short stories and flash fictions today.

Impermanent Facts: 20 winning stories in the Retreat West prizes

Campbell, Joanna

McKnight Hardy, Lucie

A NetGalley Top 10 Book of the Month and a Book Magnet Blog Top 20 Book of 2016 Do we live the lives we want to or the ones that just happen to us? Kate's life is falling apart. Her husband has vanished without a trace - just like her mother did. Laura's going to do something that's going to change her family's life forever - but she can't stop herself. Una's keeping secrets - but for how much longer? As If I Were A River tells the interconnected stories of these three women - the lies they tell, the secrets they keep, the love they feel. Spanning generations and continents it's the story of a family finding it's way in a world that doesn't always do what they want it to. "A compelling, intricate, psychological exploration of the lies we tell ourselves and the truths we run from. Beautiful." Angela Clarke, author of Follow Me "I tore through the pages, compelled by the intrigue of the mysterious disappearance and the beautifully paced revelations of Kate's family secrets. An honest, compassionate portrayal of touchingly real characters and their familial relationships; the mistakes made, the regrets, the falling out, the falling apart, the forgiveness and the love." Jane Elmor, author of My Vintage Summer "An emotionally powerful story of the impact of secrets and lies on the lives of three generations of women - a deeply satisfying and moving book, and a wonderful debut!" Sophie Duffy, author of Bright Stars

As If I Were A River

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