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Nothing but Flowers: Tales of Post Apocalyptic Love
by
Jodi Cleghorn (Goodreads Author) ,
Sam Adamson , Rebecca Dobbie , Rebecca Emin (Goodreads Author) , Laura Eno (Goodreads Author) , Annie Evett (Goodreads Author) , Susan May James , P.J. Kaiser (Goodreads Author)
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A quarterly anthology of crowd sourced short fiction inspired by music. Nothing but Flowers was released on Valentine's Day, and is anything but romantic. Twenty-five visions of love in dystopian lands will be sure to rock your world a little. Proceeds from the book sales will go toward the Grantham Flood Support Fund. (http://www.granthamfloodsupport.com)
ebook, 112 pages
Published
February 14th 2011
by Literary Mix Tapes
(first published January 1st 2011)
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Big disclaimer up front - yes, I have a story in this collection. But that's not the reason for the high rating; this is a gorgeous collection of stories around the theme of post-apocalyptic love. And what wonderful diversity! The apocalypses (apocali??) take us from war and political stupidity to natural disaster and devastating disease; from urban cafe to rural service station, from terra firma to deep space. There's history and science fiction and everything in between.
Most of all, I loved th...more
Most of all, I loved th...more
This is another great collection of short stories from editor Jodi Cleghorn - and I'm not just saying that because one of my stories is in there, or because all the proceeds from its sale go straight to a good cause. 27 stories on the theme of love in a post-apocalyptic world, inspired by the lyrics of the eponymous Talking Heads song, just had to be a great idea - and it was. Read it just for the 27 different ways these talented writers interpreted the theme!
What a collection! I have the honour of knowing some of the amazing authors who contributed to this antho as well as the brilliant Jodi Cleghorn, author, editor and all round cool gal and can say in all honesty, the stories are top notch. From the hope filled tales of love after disaster to the gut wrenching snap- shots into personal tragedies, this collection will see you reaching for the tissues with every ending. Read it. You won't regret it!
Gutsy, tear jerking, confronting, surprising and endearing. Tales of love through the most heart wrenching of times.
and yes - I am biased - one of the stories is mine - but the fact does not take away from the top class writing and tale weaving of the other contributing authors.
A must read for those with love in their heart
and yes - I am biased - one of the stories is mine - but the fact does not take away from the top class writing and tale weaving of the other contributing authors.
A must read for those with love in their heart
Stories of love in an apocalyptic setting, some will tear you up, some will make you sigh and smile, some will give you hope, some will shake you up and they will all leave a mark. I couldn't stop reading.
Loved it! I'm not just saying that because I have a short story in this anthology. All the stories in this book are awesome, some of them will make you bawl your eyes out. Beautiful stuff.
Nothing But Flowers is a fascinating and varied collection of short stories. They are all love stories set during the end of the world, but the authors have interpreted the concept in an amazing variety of different ways, from global plagues, either historical, as in 'I Dream of Cherry Pies' by Jen Brubacher, or imagined, as in the atmospheric 'Scarecrow Man' by Jodi Cleghorn, to the very personal 'end of the world' following a death of a loved one in the very sweet 'Headlines and Post-it Notes'...more
I've only read Janette Dalgliesh's story so far and spine tinglingly loved it! Jodi Cleghorn is a brilliant editor!
Mar 24, 2011
Paul Servini
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OK, so let's admit I'm biased. One of the stories in here is mine. But that leaves 24 others written by other authors and the five stars is for the whole anthology, not just my story. Stories of love before, during and after calamities. You'll probably need some hankies to dry the tears.
Katharine is a judge for the Aurealis Awards. This review is the personal opinion of Katharine herself, and does not necessarily reflect the opinion of any judging panel, the judging coordinator or the Aurealis Awards management team.
To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.
To be safe, I won't be recording my review here until after the AA are over.
I am one of the authors, but I wholeheartedly rate this book 5 stars after reading it from cover to cover. There are some delightful stories in this book, some of which will stay with me for a while. I am proud to have been included in such a wonderful read.
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Jodi is a writer, editor and publisher, following the siren song of the narrative since she was old enough to read, and old enough to realise she could create her own stories.
Founding partner of eMergent Publishing, Jodi is the creative genius behind the conceptual short story anthologies Chinese Whisperings and Literary mix tapes.
Her editing credits include:
The Red Book (CW)
The Yin and Yang Book...more
More about Jodi Cleghorn...
Founding partner of eMergent Publishing, Jodi is the creative genius behind the conceptual short story anthologies Chinese Whisperings and Literary mix tapes.
Her editing credits include:
The Red Book (CW)
The Yin and Yang Book...more
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