{"product_id":"9781917011068-burials-and-other-short-stories","title":"Burials And Other Stories","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurials and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a short story collection rooted in Scotland and, in particular,Perthshire, detailing its physical beauty, its history, its people. Rangingfrom 1832 to the present day, these twenty intertwined stories offer a study ofcommunity and kinship, the need to belong and the pain of disconnection\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBurials and Other Stories \u003c\/i\u003eis a short storycollection rooted in Scotland and, in particular, Perthshire, detailing itsphysical beauty, its history, its people. Ranging from 1832 to the present day,these twenty intertwined stories offer a study of community and kinship, theneed to belong and the pain of disconnection. \u003ci\u003eBurials and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e is,at turns, uproariously funny and devastatingly moving, revealing thecomplexities of lives spent negotiating with the ghosts of the past, thepresent and the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains a number of award-winning shortstories; \u003ci\u003eBurials\u003c\/i\u003e won the ChipLit Festival Short StoryCompetition in 2018 and was described by judge Rachel Seiffert as 'dark andwell-crafted'. \u003ci\u003eJoss'n'Jules Forever\u003c\/i\u003e won the BedfordInternational Writing Prize in 2019, and \u003ci\u003eMan Walks Into a Bar \u003c\/i\u003ewonThe Highlands and Islands Short Story Association (HISSAC) flash fictioncompetition in 2017, and was described by award winning author, Clio Gray as 'ahugely impressive piece of work. Rarely will you read a piece of flash fictionthat gets so much into such a short space.'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe stories within \u003ci\u003eBurials and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e havebeen meticulously researched and crafted, providing a detailed insight intolife in a rural community, while maintaining strong historical accuracy. Manyof the stories feature accurate usage of the Scots language, lending them aunique authenticity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e While many of the stories are works of historicalfiction, they contain themes that resonate strongly with contemporaryaudiences. Rob McInroy sympathetically explores death, and the grief felt bythose left behind. He perceptibly explores issues surrounding mental health andits effects, both on those suffering and on the people around them. The storiesalso tactfully explore queerness, featuring wonderfully crafted LGBTQ+characters and explore themes that resonate with modern readers.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54857916514678,"sku":"9781917011068","price":10.93,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31842901.jpg?v=1734633031","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781917011068-burials-and-other-short-stories","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}