Dead Flowers
Dead Flowers by Nicola Monaghan, published by Oldcastle Books in May 2020, is a collection of stories that explores the lives of characters who find themselves estranged from their intended paths. With 304 pages, this edition presents narratives that delve into themes of youth, love, isolation, and the complexities of human relationships. The stories feature a range of characters, including an anonymous writer crafting inappropriate letters, a new father navigating the challenges of a café environment, and an eccentric student confronting her roommate.
Readers will encounter a tapestry of peripheral tragedies and moral dilemmas as the characters grapple with their circumstances and the changing seasons. The collection highlights the nuances of friendship and the impact of chance events on personal trajectories. Through these interconnected tales, Monaghan examines the ways individuals are shaped by their experiences and the choices they make, offering a reflective look at the human condition within the realms of fiction, mystery, and crime.
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An anonymous writer stays up late into the night penning personal and inappropriate letters to a local public official. A new father and cook at a Montreal café chronicles the tyrannical rise of a new manager. An eccentric young student, in trying to carve out a space for herself, deals an existential blow to her roommate. Dead Flowers is a collection of stories featuring characters who have become estranged from the trajectory of their lives, yet must grapple with youth, love, isolation, drugs, friendship and the changing of seasons. These are stories of peripheral tragedies, moral ambivalence and compromise, chance and how we are shaped by what finds us.
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