G. B. Carmichael is a child of the “Fabulous Fifties,” a mother of three and grandmother of seven. She is retired from full-time employment and now lives on the south coast of England in a townoverlooking the English Channel. Her diverse life experiences have included working in a prison and owning her own Highland regalia shop. This is her fourth book overall and her second anthology.
If you are a fan of shorter literary works like novellas and short stories, this anthology is sure to have something that will interest you. Starting off with a novella about the legacy of enslaved people in the United States, the compilation draws you into the minds of the characters in each story. Some are tender and loving, while others are stark and even a little bit disturbing. Regardless...
"Canongate to Cannon Shell," a novella included in this book, was the author's first big story that grew into a fitting title for this entire compilation. It was born out of interest in and a family connection to one of the many casualties of "the war to end all wars." The novella (one of four in the book) brings to life the aftermath of the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, told through the eyes...
Revenge, according to the Cambridge English Dictionary, is "harm done to someone as a punishment for harm that they have done to someone else." The main character, Lorna Feeney, suffered horrors that no child should ever experience and she spends her adult life traveling the world to exact revenge on those who she deems responsible for her suffering. A master of subterfuge, Lorna evades pursuit...