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daisies4eva@hotmail.comkindle
I'm new to this, so I'm not sure if I need to post my review on here but I'm adding it just in case.
I was pleasantly surprised with this book! Quirky, funny, and sometimes dark, the stories in this book reminded me of stories I enjoyed by Flannery O'Connor. I felt that the author truly enjoyed writing each story, which made it that much more enjoyable for me as the reader. A fun, quick read that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys a surprise and a smile.
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I'd like to read and review - mobikarensiddall@yahoo.com
I'd like to check this out.janakulp@gmail.com
Format: Epub
sounds very interesting. I love short stories. I am laughing because I still do not know, but you know I have the Kindle for PC, so whatever the format is for that. Thank you
Sounds very interesting and I would love to read it. PDF format for me please. Gail.pitman@gmail.com
Thank you :-)
I would be interested in reading the kindle version.bigladyk@msn.com
This sounds interesting please count me in.Pdf please
Cathammill@hotmail.co.uk
oops this would helpSteelerschick743@aol.com
sorry about that
I just checked thank you!
I would like to review this short stories collection. My email address is deeperliving@hotmail.com - PDF format
Oh, my, I forgot to post that I did the reviews! Did them on Oct. 23. Here' the link to Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Fifty-Other-Sto...
Thank you to the author and this group for providing this opportunity. I think I would have overlooked this collection if not for this, and that would have been a shame.I've posted my reviews as follows.
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
http://guatemalapaula.blogspot.com/20...
http://www.amazon.com/review/R2NMCU1E...
I hope this author continues to write more!
Thanks!
Karen
I am giving fifty/fifty the short stories 3 stars. There are short stories but Mr McFarland made them really short, like two pages initially. But the good thing is the stories grab you and have you wanting more. There is a good mix which is great and I liked that the stories seem familiar but had a twist. I definitely would recommend this book and I'm glad that this book group highlighted this author. Mr Mc Farland you definitely have a gift and I look forward to seeing more work from you.
A huge thank you to all of you for the kind reviews - as a struggling author with a young family and a full time job, is it really difficult to get noticed, so opportunities like this one are extremely helpful! By way of thanks, if you would like a free copy of my second collection of stories The Liar and Other Stories, please drop me a message and I'll send you an ebook.
p.s. it would be great if you could post your reviews to amazon.com, amazon.co.uk and anywhere else you might buy books from, but no pressure!
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Title: Fifty/Fifty and other stories
Author: Matthew W. McFarland
Genre: Short Stories
Formats Available: Mobi, Epub & Pdf
Pages: 70
Synopsis:
Fifty/Fifty and Other Stories is a collection of eleven outstanding short stories by Northern Irish author Matthew W. McFarland.
In 'Fifty/Fifty', a policeman is called out to an attempted suicide on the iconic Forth Rail Bridge. His previous experience with 'jumpers' has led to one death and one life saved - his current record is fifty/fifty, but all that is about to change.
In 'Defenestration', a man is thrown from the twelfth storey of a building in mysterious circumstances. As he falls towards almost certain death, he contemplates his fate, killer whales, flying cats, and the untapped potential of the human mind.
In 'The Burning Bar', a man enters a burning building to rescue the love of his life, and becomes trapped, as the whole place collapses around him. Will he manage to escape before it is too late?
'What Have You Done?' deals with the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland, as a civil servant comes face to face with an ex-terrorist, leading him to discover how the previous generation coped with living through the worst of the Troubles.
These, and seven other stories, touching on sport, fatherhood, arachnophobia, faith, and cannibalism, make up an exciting collection of short fiction which will leave readers wanting more.
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Review Due Date: October 29/13
Reviewers
1. Lindsey - daisies4eva@hotmail.com - kindle
2. Abby - sclongino7@aol.com - mobi
3. Karen - karensiddall@yahoo.com - mobi
4. Reader - janakulp@gmail.com - epub
5. Mollydee - Steelerschick743@aol.com - mobi
6. Gail - Gail.pitman@gmail.com - pdf7. Kim - bigladyk@msn.com - kindle8. Catherine - Cathammill@hotmail.co.uk - pdf
9. June - deeperliving@hotmail.com - PDF format