Havoc Shore

Häftad, 2025

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Spanning generations, Havoc Shore captures the voices of a shipbuilding town through its years of industry, struggle, and change. From 1954 to the present day, these 21 interwoven stories follow families bound by place, hardship, and resilience.The McLean siblings each carry their own version of a life-altering event. Isa McMenamin, mother of seven, fights for her community with an iron will. Dolly Deighan, daughter of an Italian immigrant, stakes her claim to a future she never imagined. And throughout, neighbors, friends, and rivals cross paths in moments of humor, heartbreak, and quiet defiance.Told in the Scots dialect of its people, Havoc Shore is a richly textured portrait of a community shaped by poverty, emigration, and survival. Against the backdrop of shifting politics and changing times, these are stories of love and loss, resilience and resistance - from voices that demand to be heard.

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Utgivningsdatum2025-06-02
Mått128 x 198 x 21 mm
Vikt236 g
FormatHäftad
Antal sidor260
FörlagRingwood Publishing
ISBN9781917011112

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Maureen Cullen is a retired social worker living in Argyll & Bute. She completed a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in 2015 with distinction.She has been shortlisted in numerous short story competitions, including the V.S. Pritchett Prize, the Fish Prize, and the Bristol Prize. After making her name as poetry and short story writer, Maureen's debut novel Kitten Heels was released by Ringwood in 2024, to great critical acclaim and it was longlisted for the People's Book Prize 2024/25.

Havoc Shore is the perfect choice for any short story reader. From the first paragraph of every story, Maureen Cullen captures her audience by going straight in with the action. Each narrative has the perfect sentence structure, and powerful imagery.The author portrays female protagonists as strong, independent women, and she isn't afraid to touch on sensitive topics such as domestic abuse, alcoholism and juvenile delinquency.If I had to choose a favourite tale, and that is difficult because each one is a winner, it would be the chilling ghost story, 'The Boy on the Bridge'.I highly recommend the Havoc Shore short story collection and believe that every bookshelf should possess a copy.Patricia M Osborne - novelist, poet and short story writer.1960s Clydeside is lovingly and vividly recreatedCullen has a natural gift for the short story Alastair Mabbott TheHerald 10/07/25