The Book Of Newcastle: A City in Short Fiction (Reading the City)

By: Jessica Andrews and Julia Darling and Crista Ermiya and Chrissie Glazebrook and J. A. Mensah and Sean O'Brien and Angela Readman and Glynis Reed and Degna Stone and Margaret Wilkinson

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Synopsis: The original Northern Powerhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne has witnessed countless transformations over the last century or so, from its industrial heyday, when Tyneside engineering and innovation led the world, through decades of post-industrial decline, and underinvestment, to its more recent reinvention as a cultural destination for the North. The ten short stories gathered here all feature characters in search of something, a new reality, a space, perhaps, in which to rediscover themselves: from the call-centre worker imagining herself far away from the claustrophobic realities of her day job, to the woman coming to terms with an ex-lover who’s moved on all too quickly, to the man trying to outrun his mother’s death on Town Moor. The Book of Newcastle brings together some of the city’s most renowned literary talents, along with exciting new voices, proving that while Newcastle continues to feel the effects of its lost industrial past, it is also a city striving for a future that brims with promise.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 192 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9781905583102
Related ISBNs:: 9781905583102
Publisher:: Comma Press
Date of Addition:: 06/05/20
Copyrighted By:: Comma Press & the authors
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Travel, Literature and Fiction, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Basma Ghalayini
Proofread By:: Basma Ghalayini
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.