A Knowing Look and Other Stories [Kindle Edition]

This is collection of pithy short stories that could almost be called "flash fiction". I enjoy short stories because the author must get his/her point across in a limited number of words with precise and concise words. You don't get mired down in details. Words are not wasted. I love a good short story.

The author sent me a copy of her book because of my love for short stories (thank you). You can buy her book on Amazon.

All the stories were interesting and ranged in locations from Africa to rural England. Some were thought provoking, some made you sad, and some were just about life in general. None of them were boring.

My favorite is the first story in the book "A Knowing Look". It's about a child in Africa who has relationship with elephants. I won't tell you more, you need to read it yourself. It has the ring of truth and an ironic ending. This story will stick in my memory for a long time.

If you enjoy good short stories, scintillating thoughts and different subjects, this will be a very good read for you. Why not buy a copy and see for yourself?

Happy reading.

A Knowing Look And Other Stories

This is a delightful collection of short short stories, some written with humor as "The Class of 1990" to the heart wrenching story in "A Step to Far".

Rebecca Emin's writing ebbs and flows with the realities of life as she engages the reader on specific journeys through birth, living and death. Her eclectic style and subject matter explores the realty and sometimes disappointing events of life as well as the moments of pure joy.

You are not left wanting as can sometimes occur with short pieces of work. Rather, you will find yourself going from story to story, hungry for more.

This is a very fine book to add to your short fiction library and I highly recommend it to you.

When I first started to read, I used to avoid reading short stories because I used to feel that the ending came a bit too soon. It is only in the recent times that I have started to appreciate how difficult it must be for an author to tell a story effectively within the limitations.

Ms.Emin has not only packed this book with a wide range of stories, but has successfully managed to make each story special. When I say a wide range, I mean a wide range in every aspect - the settings take you from Africa to England in a jiffy and the emotions will take you from the highest high to really low, yet her writing style remained balanced throughout. She had me from the very first story, `A Knowing Look' that touched my heart. `Class of 1990' was nothing like anything I have read before. `On the Corner of Clerk Street' with its amazing twist had he reading the story twice in a row before moving on. `Listen' and the last piece `You light up the sky' were brief yet thought provoking.

Also, the funny thing about my short stories is that every time I read them over, I find something new. It may be just a sentence that appeals to me differently or sometimes a story creates a totally different impression. So, I will surely be picking this book up for a second time after a gap. In the meantime you guys can pick this up without hesitation. The book is some 50-60 pages and so a quick read (unless you end up reading a story more than once like me).