Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This collection was included in the 2016 Long List of the prestigious Edge Hill Prize for the Short Story.
Eclectic Moments, a collection of twenty-two stories, investigates how ordinary individuals handle the often extraordinary dilemmas at pivotal points in their lives.
A teacher is stunned when a massive slurry of waste begins to infiltrate his classroom, threatening to engulf his class of pupils... During a mysterious eruption, an Italian baker faces the decision of whether to stay or flee... A woman has to decide how best to dispose of her husband's body...
Thanks to a dyslexic angel, a man is escorted to the golden gates of Heaven twenty years too soon...
A dedicated music student becomes so obsessed with winning a major prize that he loses touch with reality...
A little boy begins a frantic search for a butterfly, in the hope that it will help bring his family back together...
Many of these stories are fictionalised versions of real life events. As you read, ask yourself the question: How would you react?