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Tea and Crumpet
by
Josephine Myles (Goodreads Author) ,
Alex Beecroft (Goodreads Author) , Charlie Cochrane (Goodreads Author) , Clare London (Goodreads Author) , J.L. Merrow (Goodreads Author) , Serena Yates (Goodreads Author) , Lucy Felthouse (Goodreads Author) , Stevie Woods (Goodreads Author)
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Raise your rainbow umbrellas high and celebrate!
Enjoy this enchanting, entertaining and thought-provoking collection, a heartfelt expression of what it means to be queer in Britain, past and present. All these stories reflect the iconic sights and national character of the British Isles: a taste of our idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, but also an unashamed representation...more
Enjoy this enchanting, entertaining and thought-provoking collection, a heartfelt expression of what it means to be queer in Britain, past and present. All these stories reflect the iconic sights and national character of the British Isles: a taste of our idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, but also an unashamed representation...more
ebook, 193 pages
Published
July 3rd 2011
by JMS Books
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Apr 12, 2013
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Tea and Crumpet by UK-MAT is an anthology at approximately 63,000 words from JMS Books that explores the dual cultural identity of being GLBTQ and British. It is similar to its companion volume British Flash in that it includes both gay and lesbian stories, but here the fiction is longer than 1000 words. As the introduction states, “All of these stories deal with same-sex relationships, although they are not all romances in the usual sense of the word.” Two of the stories are about lesbians, and...more
Aug 25, 2011
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Tea and Crumpet is a companion piece anthology to the British Flash anthology, but features stories greater in length than 1000 words. Two of the stories are about lesbians, and the other sixteen focus on gay men.
Several made a strong impression upon me, including Making Camp by Clare London, which contains the funniest line in the anthology. A city boy on a camping trip wakes up and surveys his rustic surroundings with horror: "I stared at the world through dilated pupils, panting, expecting t...more
Several made a strong impression upon me, including Making Camp by Clare London, which contains the funniest line in the anthology. A city boy on a camping trip wakes up and surveys his rustic surroundings with horror: "I stared at the world through dilated pupils, panting, expecting t...more
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My review is for the other stories in the anthology not mine.
Here are the individual blurbs:
Tea & Crumpet
Heat levels:
* Butter Melting
** Pot Warming
*** Kettle Boiling
Making Camp by Clare London **
Nick’s a dedicated city boy, Max is from the West Country: the chance of a compatible date seems unlikely until Max invites Nick to spend a weekend with him. It’s the chance Nick’s been waiting for, the opportunity to get to know the guy he's been mooning over at work better, up close and personal. N...more
Here are the individual blurbs:
Tea & Crumpet
Heat levels:
* Butter Melting
** Pot Warming
*** Kettle Boiling
Making Camp by Clare London **
Nick’s a dedicated city boy, Max is from the West Country: the chance of a compatible date seems unlikely until Max invites Nick to spend a weekend with him. It’s the chance Nick’s been waiting for, the opportunity to get to know the guy he's been mooning over at work better, up close and personal. N...more
Reviewed by Kerri: When I read an anthology one thing I like to find is diversity and it was definitely found within the pages of this delightful book.
Not all the stories are m/m, but I can say without a doubt that every story is well-written, engaging, and kept me entertained while reading throughout.
I recognized some names more than others, and this was a wonderful opportunity to discover new authors not known to me.
I'd highly recommend giving this one a go. If you're a fan of anthologies, t...more
Not all the stories are m/m, but I can say without a doubt that every story is well-written, engaging, and kept me entertained while reading throughout.
I recognized some names more than others, and this was a wonderful opportunity to discover new authors not known to me.
I'd highly recommend giving this one a go. If you're a fan of anthologies, t...more
My own story Silent Witness is part of this collection and I am quite happy with my work. I am still fairly new to getting published so every day I am learning news things. Compared to my first novel, Green Lake, I feel I have come quite far which is reflected in this short story.
But having said that, I have read all the other contributions and I've loved them all. Some stories made me smile, laugh like an idiot while others had me in tears. There is a great varity of talent, of stories in this...more
But having said that, I have read all the other contributions and I've loved them all. Some stories made me smile, laugh like an idiot while others had me in tears. There is a great varity of talent, of stories in this...more
I am not rating my own story - this is for the other fabulous stories in the anthology :)
This is a wonderful anthology of short stories of what it means to be gay in Britain today.
I was honored to be involved with this project and the stories cross a wide range. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry and some will have you opening a window cos it's suddenly got hot, hot, hot!
Loved it :)
This is a wonderful anthology of short stories of what it means to be gay in Britain today.
I was honored to be involved with this project and the stories cross a wide range. Some will make you laugh, some will make you cry and some will have you opening a window cos it's suddenly got hot, hot, hot!
Loved it :)
I found this collection of short stories frustrating to read, mainly because most of them were very, very short indeed. To be fair the stories aren't bad, in fact many of them left me panting to know more. I'm not a big fan of short stories as they rarely leave me feeling satisfied, but I was also surprised at how short some of these were.
This is a great anthology with so many funny and iteresting stories about GLBT characters. I'm not rating my own story, obviously, but I think the sheer variety and diversity of this collection definitely deserves 5 stars. And they're all either set in the UK or closely linked to Britain and British culture, which makes for a linguistically and culturally interesting read.
Nov 30, 2012
Jen
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*Special thanks to JMS Books for the free give-away!
Very good collection of United Kingdom-themed GLBTQ short stories, from contemporary to paranormal to historical. I was delighted to discover that there was a Cambridge Fellows short from Charlie Cochrane!
An antholgy of British based stories, 3.5 rating
A wide range of stories, mostly MM, some contemporary, some historic, some sad, some funny, some a bit paranormal - so should be enough to pease everyone.
Stories are quite short so ideal for a quick tea break
A wide range of stories, mostly MM, some contemporary, some historic, some sad, some funny, some a bit paranormal - so should be enough to pease everyone.
Stories are quite short so ideal for a quick tea break
Entertaining gay short stories, some quite well written for the genre. Different tones from U.S./Canadian writers - quite enjoyable change and viewpoints. Some of lesser quality, therefore only 3star.
This anthology has something for everyone. All the stories are good...several are absolutely wonderful! Loved the British vernacular...having grown up in Canada, most of it was comfortably familiar!
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English through and through, Josephine Myles is addicted to tea and busy cultivating a reputation for eccentricity. She writes gay erotica and romance, but finds the erotica keeps cuddling up to the romance, and the romance keeps corrupting the erotica. She blames her rebellious muse but he never listens to her anyway, no matter how much she threatens him with a big stick. She's beginning to suspe...more
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