Published by Di Shelley, 2017.
ISBN 978-1-54320213-7
ISBN 978-1-54320213-7
In her second collection of short
stories Di Shelley concentrates on the satisfaction achieved by an individual
from wreaking vengeance on someone who has betrayed them. These
revengeful actions show careful planning, often over a lengthy period of time,
and subtle knowledge of the likely reactions of the original malefactor.
A woman scorned is the traditional picture but Di ranges way beyond this stereotype
in her different tales with examples ranging from the relationship of a fiction
reader meeting a famous author to a group who have been defrauded in various
ways. It is satisfying for the reader to feel that triumph over
evil involves a reversal of roles so that the biter is bit! There are
complex processes in these revenge stories as the tables are turned.
Other
tales also have a chilling intensity about them - Wilf in Away with the Fairies causes much trouble for the boy who attempts
to save him. Here the circumstantial tangle of events tightens around an
innocent subject. These stories all draw the reader along through ‘the
author’s mind [which] remains twisted.’
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Reviewer: Jennifer S. Palmer
This
is the second book of stories partly on the theme of revenge that Di Shelley
has written, following Sweet Revenge…and Other Stories. She
promises us a third Revenge thy name is….to follow soon.
Diane Shelley
(nee
George) was born in Buckinghamshire, and brought up in a house surrounded by
books. She was taught to read at an early age, (for which she is eternally
grateful to both her mum and dad). Prior to winning a scholarship to Aylesbury
Grammar School she attended Waddesdon Church of England School where, at the
age of 9, her first piece of fiction was published in the school magazine.
Later, she honed her craft both as a freelance columnist for the Bristol
Evening Post and as a freelance broadcaster and producer with the BBC. She now
resides in the West Country and can usually be found at her computer with a
glass of wine to hand!
Jennifer
Palmer Throughout my reading life crime fiction
has been a constant interest; I really enjoyed my 15 years as an expatriate in
the Far East, the Netherlands & the USA but occasionally the solace of
closing my door to the outside world and sitting reading was highly
therapeutic. I now lecture to adults on historical topics including Famous
Historical Mysteries.
Great
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