Rented Rooms: A Collection of Short Fiction

By Linda A. Lavid
Published by Full Court Press
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Published: April 09, 2011
Words: 37248 (approximate)
Language: English

Short description

Fiction is about the “what-ifs”, about the message and the meta-message, about life’s symbiosis with art. Fiction is also about a writer’s interpretation of the world and his driven nature to describe it. Author’s notes further welcome the reader behind the scenes and into the writer’s world of craft and inspiration.

Extended description

Reader Reviews for Rented Rooms: This is a valuable book. It will start you thinking about all sorts of things. The stories are well written and interesting. I found that the more time I put into thinking about the stories in this book, the more I thought about life in general and my life in particular. I found that many of the stories resonate with my own life. LN
A fine collection of life stories. Once you begin, you will find it difficult to put the book down. If these incidents have not been a part of your experience, someone you know has been there. My only complaint is that the collection comes to an end much too quickly. AC
These short stories are bullets--shots to the brain that stay on your mind long after you read them.I'm amazed how a writer can cram so much emotion, excitement, and vivid descriptive imagery in such a small package. FT
Reading "Rented Rooms" is like opening a window. I could see so many things and listen to so many vivid sounds. You will read a couple of lin... (Read more) Reader Reviews for Rented Rooms: This is a valuable book. It will start you thinking about all sorts of things. The stories are well written and interesting. I found that the more time I put into thinking about the stories in this book, the more I thought about life in general and my life in particular. I found that many of the stories resonate with my own life. LN
A fine collection of life stories. Once you begin, you will find it difficult to put the book down. If these incidents have not been a part of your experience, someone you know has been there. My only complaint is that the collection comes to an end much too quickly. AC
These short stories are bullets--shots to the brain that stay on your mind long after you read them.I'm amazed how a writer can cram so much emotion, excitement, and vivid descriptive imagery in such a small package. FT
Reading "Rented Rooms" is like opening a window. I could see so many things and listen to so many vivid sounds. You will read a couple of lines of any story and will think you know what's going on, but suddenly a new discovery will jump from the page, surprising you. RG Rented Rooms permits the reader to be a voyeur peeking in the many windows of a carefully constructed house of words. Linda Lavid takes ordinary situations and turns them into brilliant little gems of stories that examine the secret corners and surreal moments of life. Her style is engaging, her characters like people we encounter daily, and her plots--oh, her plots are so sublime. GR
Visualize the three-dimensional characters, live the vibrant scenes that you know exist, enjoy the measured, thoughtful writing but beware. When you think the story is set, Lavid hasn't finished with you as the sting in each story's tail penetrates. This collection demonstrates refreshing writing craft, the whole a quality job, the reading time well spent. CT
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short fiction, literary humor, literary fiction, stories about love, mystery humorous, literary suspense, literary short stories, mystery short stories, literary fiction fiction psychological, stories of loneliness

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