The Naming of Bones

Kaneen, Jan

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Retreat West Books

City of O

Literature & Fiction

Taylor, CM

Humor & Satire

Future Shock: 20 winning stories in the 2019 Retreat West short fiction prizes

Buxton, Richard

Campbell, Joanna

Morris, Sherry

Murray, Dave

Mackintosh, Fiona J.

Nicholson, Lorri

Timson, Rhys

Koch, A.C.

Khemka, Manisha

Literary

Scratched Enamel Heart

Huggins, Amanda

Death, motherhood, the nature of reality, and the gender expectations of cultural conditioning are woven through these biting little stories in Sandra Arnold's debut flash fiction collection. Sometimes sad, surreal and sinister, they're also shot through with love and a deep understanding of humanity. In gorgeous, spare prose that paints a very vivid picture, Sandra Arnold gives voice to characters that are often unheard. From Daisy in Fireworks Night, willing to do whatever it takes to protect her little sister; to Martha in The Girl With Green Hair who has her body in the world we live in and her mind in the one that not many people see; and Ruby in Don't Mess With Vikings who finds strength in a diagnosis of illness to stand up to bullies. With the stories in this collection, Sandra Arnold etches marks on your soul that will last.

Soul Etchings: A collection of flash fictions

Arnold, Sandra

The Weight of Feathers anthology contains the 20 shortlisted and winning flash fictions and short stories from the 2020 Retreat West Prize. The beating wings of a trapped butterfly may hold the soul of a missing boy. The shadow of an owl on glass uproots long-repressed memories. A robin pecks at the ground in an unthinkable dystopia. Let your imagination take flight as you soar through the stories in our latest prize-winning anthology, The Weight of Feathers. Wildness, wonder, freedom, family, the ways in which we are made and broken are all explored in this fascinating collection of short fiction. Featuring winning stories from Jason Jackson, Jennifer Faulkner, Holly Barratt, John Holland, E.E. Rhodes and Rebecca Netley, and a Highly Commended story from Morgan Quinn. &#65279;Shortlisted authors whose stories appear are: Peter Barnes, Rae Cowie, Jane Fraser, Emily Harrison, Henry Heffer, Jan Kaneen, Ali McGrane, Dan Micklethwaite, Corrina O'Beirne, Natasya Parker, Charlie Swailes, Rhys Timson and Sherri Turner.

The Weight of Feathers: An anthology of short stories and flash fictions

JACKSON, JASON

Holland, John.

Rhodes, E. E.

Netley, Rebecca

Falkner, Jennifer

Barratt, Holly

Quinn, Morgan

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

Garland, Rosie

Saint, Amanda

O`Brien, Tom

Jones, Gaynor

Morris, F.J.

Higgins, Jude

Loveday, Michael

A Cast of Crabs: An anthology of award-winning short stories

Curtis, Sally

Swan, Susan Iona

Cottom, Chris

Lane, Martha

Naismith, Emma

Ogston, Catherine

Stott, Bernadette

Turner, Sherri

McGrath, Moira

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

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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