Joe Stepped Off The Train: and other stories

by Steven Kay (Compiler)

Overview

A collection of short stories by new and established authors all with a war theme: how it affects people and changes lives. Stories to make you smile, to make you cry, to give you hope and to make you think. Every penny of author royalties will go to the work of War Child in supporting the most marginalised and vulnerable children and young people in conflict-affected parts of the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780993576201
Publisher:	1889 Books
Publication date:	04/04/2016
Pages:	166
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.35(d)

About the Author

Steve published his first novel, The Evergreen in red and white independently in early 2014. It was long-listed for the Historical Novel Society's 2015 Indie awards. It is based on the true story of Rabbi Howell, the first Romani footballer and his struggles to do the right thing, constrained by the morals of a northern Victorian town and torn between two women. He has also indie-published three, out-of-print classics and a short story collection. He has recently set up an authors' network: www.sheffieldauthors.co.uk to support and showcase local authors, and is working on novels three and four and other publications-in between his 9 to 5 distraction from writing. www.1889books.co.uk, twitter:@SteveK1889 , http://stevek1889.blogspot.co.uk/

Table of Contents

Contents

A Mother's Love - Steven Kay 1
Home - Elizabeth Thomas 5
The Girl and the Boy on the Train - Clare Coombes 9
Side by Side - Steven Kay 15
Wait - Elizabeth Thomas 19
Pavilion - Leela Soma 27
The Long Journey Home - Elizabeth Phillips Scott 31
Silence - Kristy Kerruish 35
Ever Yours - Steven Kay 37
The Flight of a Falling Bomb - Kevan Youde 43
A Little Piece of Home - Cheryl Jennifer Hubbard 47
Put Kettle On - Steven Kay 49
No Home in This World - Kevin Crowe 53
Sacrifice - Frances MacArthur 57
Charity Shop Shoes - Phil Carter 63
The War Continues - Joy Nwosu Lo-Bamijoko 71
Resolve - Steven Kay 81
Bluebell Memories - Caroline Cannons 85
Cogs - Elizabeth Thomas 89
All the Same - Sarah Oakes 93
Nintendo Warrior - Mark J Howard 99
Here and Now - Steven Kay 107
The Hands Keep Moving - Phil Carter 111
Silver Linings - Steven Kay 115

Editorial Reviews

"These stories explore the powerful emotions released by conflict, and the difficult choices people make in desperate times. It's a human approach to war writing which highlights the huge costs to families and children that war always brings. We are delighted that sales of the book will fund our work helping children to survive and recover from conflict." − Rob Williams, CEO War Child UK

From the Publisher