Chris Gallagher


Biography

A poet, lyricist, and novelist.

Where to find Chris Gallagher online


Books

Two Tales    by Chris Gallagher
Price: Free! 3930 words. Published on January 15, 2012. Fiction.

Two short monologues; Dorothy's Story, and The Teddy Bear's Picnic. Take a walk on the slightly darker side of life.
Coming Home    by Chris Gallagher
Price: Free! 109360 words. Published on December 21, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 3 reviews)
Aidan Pennock has spent 25 years in the Army faithfully serving Queen and country; but now, his time is up, and he's Coming Home to Slaithstone in South Yorkshire. His home town, the town of his boyhood, the town where his family, friends, and former lovers still live. Coming Home is the debut novel from Chris Gallagher. If you enjoy Coming Home, please consider writing a review.
No Sex - No Gardening    by Chris Gallagher
Price: Free! 5930 words. Published on August 10, 2011. Fiction.

A short stage play
God Is Love    by Chris Gallagher
Price: Free! 2260 words. Published on July 16, 2011. Fiction.

(5.00 from 1 review)
Contemporary poetry of a personal nature.

Chris Gallagher’s tag cloud

bears    blackmail    breakdown    christian    drama    gardening    god    loss    love    murder    play    poetry    poison    redemption    salvation and forgiveness    sex    stress    teddy   

Smashwords book reviews by Chris Gallagher

  • Wanted for Questioning on Aug. 23, 2011
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    A good read with a measured pace that pulls you along from the first page to the last. The characters are well drawn and believable. The setting of the book might have benefited from being placed in the present rather than the past with the conflict in Afghanistan being the place Neil's brother was killed. A minor quibble though and purely subjective. The ending came quickly and seemed rather rushed leaving this reader wanting more. I was left with a feeling that I wanted to know what happened next. Maybe a sequel is being written? All in all an excellent read.
  • The Drowning on Feb. 24, 2012
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    Seldom have I read a book that moved me quite as much, and as deeply, as The Drowning by Richard Herley. From its opening paragraphs set beneath the wartime Atlantic Ocean, where Herley let me think I was reading one type of novel, only to confound me in the second chapter, to its conclusion 70 odd years later, The Drowning never failed to satisfy. Essentially a love story, the action moves seamlessly between England and Nigeria, and recounts the lives of Roland and Elspeth, both together and apart. The closing chapters are deeply poignant and incredibly moving. I can count on the fingers of one hand books that have left me in tears; this was one of them. This is a book that should be required reading for any would be writer, and as one such I could only read in admiration. The quality of the writing is superb, and although not normally a jealous person, I am extremely envious of Richard Herley's ability, and wish I could write half as well.